New ETI member on its foundation membership aspirations, and how it has supported a women-owned shea butter cooperative in Ghana to grow into a business employing 800 women and supporting a community of 1,400 people

New report finds poor labour standards, including child labour, in surgical instruments used by hospitals and health clinics around the world

An estimated 11% of workers, between 100 and 300 million, are homeworkers.90% are women, so protecting homeworkers is one of the most gender-positive actions a brand can take, Homeworkers Worldwide has today published guidance to brands on how to do that. Lucy Brill reports

Advice on purchasing PPE during Covid-19 from ETI member Arco, the largest supplier of PPE in the UK

ETI and FairWear have jointly published a discussion sheet and checklist for their members on how to implement occupational health and safety measures to protect workers during Covid-19

ETI writes to the UN General Secretary, and joins IMO, ILO and ITF call for protections for seafarers amid concerns of a "growing humanitarian and economic crisis" in maritime industry