Julia Hawkins

Blog posts from this author

Lessons from Decent Work in China

22 June 2011

Some key lessons from ETI's Decent Work Project on helping build constructive dialogue between workers and managers in China.

Improving health and safety: time to look at the root causes

14 June 2011

"More than one hundred thousand workers are killed every year at work in India. That's the equivalent of a Bhopal disaster every month." An interview with Stirling Smith.

Respect should begin with supervisors

18 April 2011

The attitudes and behaviour of supervisors are major barriers to progress on workers' rights.

Hopes for transforming South African workers' lives

6 December 2010

We often hear that South Africa is going through a process of transformation - what does that mean for its million farm workers?

Why we mustn't forget Delhi 2010

22 November 2010

Let's not forget the lessons that Delhi has taught us. We'd do so at the peril of all the workers involved in our big event - and all the ones to come.

Eco fashion: not just a pretty face

17 September 2010

What can we learn from the eco fashion crowd - aside from whether harem pants will still be hot next Spring?

Position

Media relations and communications manager, ETI (prior to leaving ETI, Feb 2012)

Julia works on raising awareness about ethical trade and developing to tools to communicate about ethical trade to retailers, suppliers and consumers.

"I do the easy bit", she says. "Getting the message across about how important ethical trade is may be challenging sometimes, but I don't have to make tough decisions on how to respond if I find my company has been sourcing from a factory using child labour, or on how to balance ethical and commercial demands in today's recession-struck times."