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Let’s leave no place to hide for suppliers who still use unlicensed labour

2 September 2020
As the GLAA takes action against a Scottish vegetable grower for using unlicensed workers, Nick Kightley asks how this breakdown in procedure came about.

Greenpeace's latest report on the tuna industry leaves Nick Kightley with a sense of deja vu ...

2 September 2020
Nick Kightley reflects on how our tuna industry might be run, after a Greenpeace report finds significant levels responsibility among only 4 of the top 20 tuna canning companies in South East Asia

ETI joins 26 companies, business associations and initiatives in joint call for EU mandatory human rights & environmental due diligence

2 September 2020
ETI has released a joint statement with 26 companies, business associations and initiatives calling for EU-wide, cross-sectoral mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation

Register for COVID Winter Response Webinars on 9 and 16 September

1 September 2020
Autumn and winter will be very challenging for the food and horticulture sector. Sign up today for 2 webinars aimed at supporting businesses to interpret government and public health advice on managing the impact of the virus and protecting workers

ETI statement on Boohoo enquiry

25 August 2020
ETI was invited to reply to a questionnaire as part of the public call for evidence relating to the Levitt QC Review of the boohoo Group’s Leicester Supply Chain. We have decided to decline to respond to this invitation, and this statement explains why.
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Period poverty fund boosts global access to sanitary products

25 August 2020
An educational guide about period poverty, the myths and taboos around menstruation, and ways to empower girls and women against period poverty.
How does your supermarket check out on human rights?

Guest vlog: Oxfam's Rosa Polaschek on how supermarkets can mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on supply chain workers, especially women

17 August 2020
VIDEO: Oxfam's Rosa Polaschek on how supermarkets can commit to removing unfair practices in light of COVID-19, and take action on key issues such as unfair trading practices and gender inequality

Covid-19: ETI key partner in new FCDO fund to keep vulnerable workers safe and keep supply chains moving

14 August 2020
ETI is a key partner in a new FCDO programme to support UK businesses to make workplaces safe for workers in developing countries during Covid-19 and build supply chain resilience

Nick Kightley reflects on the brutal murder by gangmasters of Adnan Siddique, a migrant worker from Lahore

12 August 2020
The murder in Sicily of Adnan Siddique, a migrant worker from Lahore, is a brutal reminder of the dangers of the Caporalato system in Italy

How can companies influence States to do more to protect trafficked workers in the countries they source from?

10 August 2020
Nick Kightley reflects on what the rescue by the GLAA of two Romanian workers trafficked to London, and the responsibilities of companies to advocate for better protections in countries where there is no GLAA to protect vulnerable workers from trafficking
Thai fishermen

What does worker voice mean for fishing crews around the world? Take part in a global survey

4 August 2020
Global Seafood Assurance has created a global outreach survey to gather data on worker voice mechanisms, as part of its Fishing Vessel Crews Worker Voice project.

Oxfam’s From Risk to Resilience report: a response

31 July 2020
"A fearsomely complex task fraught with conflicting vested interests." Nick Kightley, ETI's Strategic Lead on Food, Farming and Fisheries asks how food retailers can begin making procurement decisions which focused on sustainability rather than lowest possible cost

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