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Peter Williams

Peter Williams
Position
NGO Co-ordinator
Organisation
Homeworkers Worldwide

Peter Williams represents Home-Workers Worldwide within ETI. He has worked on labour rights and social development issues, both in the UK and overseas, including with Oxfam's Fair Trade Programme and as global adviser on the livelihoods of informal workers in international supply chains.

Blog posts from this author

Close-up of needle and thread in the hand of a homeworker

Are you diligent or in denial about homeworkers in your supply chains?

22 September 2021
Homeworkers Worldwide launches its new toolkit, Finding Hidden Homeworkers.
Garment worker holding a needle and thread

Are you in Denial? Finding hidden homeworkers in apparel & footwear chains

16 February 2021
A new study, published today by Homeworkers Worldwide, will provide support to global brands and civil society organisations seeking to improve working conditions for homeworkers in their supply chains.

Working in partnership with unions – a more sustainable approach than auditing?

17 December 2019
Recent research into working conditions on tropical fruit farms in Northeast Brazil suggests that partnering with unions and promoting better industrial relations could offer a more sustainable approach to ethical trade than audits and enforcement

Low wages, discrimination, insecure work. Shining a light on labour rights abuses in the Tamil Nadu leather footwear sector

24 September 2019
Labour rights issues in Tamil Nadu’s mills and garment factories are well documented, but until now, there has been little attention on footwear. Peter Williams of Homeworkers Worldwide reports on a new study aimed at supporting companies to identify and tackle issues in their supply chains.
Homeworkers in Bareilly, India

How can we prevent child labour amongst homeworkers?

27 March 2015
Child labour is harder to find in factories, but still common in informal production. Homeworkers Worldwide and Traidcraft's new toolkit helps companies reduce the risk of child labour in craft supply chains.
Male homeworker, hand-embelishing fabric, India

Living wage - what's not to like?

4 November 2013
Living wage as an issue is not going to go away. Even David Cameron says it's “an idea whose time has come”. How should companies proceed?

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