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The working poor

24 January 2020
Beverley Hall, ETI's Senior Industrial Relations Advisor, reflects on World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2020 (WESO) - which has highlighted how half a billion people around the world are struggling to find enough decent paid work to make ends meet

Our response to joint announcement on living wages by German retailers

24 January 2020
ETI responds to joint agreement by leading German retailers to promote living wages in the agricultural supply chains of their own-brand products.

Meet the trainer: Elaine Jones

13 January 2020
Here's the first of our series of interviews with ETI's expert trainers. Meet Elaine Jones, formerly of Body Shop International, WIEGO and Wise Development, who delivers Essentials 1 and 2 as well as bespoke training courses for ETI members both in the UK and internationally.

An ethical Christmas reading list

20 December 2019
Cindy Berman, our wonderful Head of Modern Slavery, leaves us today for pastures new. In 6 years, she's contributed to a series of amazing resources and outputs which even the biggest Christmas stocking would struggle to accommodate ...

International Migrants Day: ETI launches new report on human rights due diligence in Malaysia's manufacturing sector

18 December 2019
Cindy Berman, ETI's Head of Modern Slavery, reflects on the statistics and the stories of the world's migrant workers

ETI’s response to “Fashion’s next trend" report from the coalition behind the Transparency Pledge standard

18 December 2019
ETI responds to “Fashion’s next trend: accelerating supply chain transparency in the apparel and footwear industry," a report from the coalition of human rights groups, labour rights organisations, and global unions behind the Transparency Pledge standard

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

Why Climate Crisis Day was a small and big step for Rowlinson Knitwear

16 December 2019
Why did a small garment manufacturer from Stockport take the decision to stop working for one day? Carrie Hamer, of ETI foundation member Rowlinson's Knitwear, reveals all

Seafood Working Group urges Thai Government to protect workers' rights

12 December 2019
On Human Rights Day 2019, the Seafood Working Group, of which ETI is a member, urges Thai government to address labour abuses in seafood industry

Statement by Ethical Trading Initiative on fire tragedy in Delhi bag factory

9 December 2019
Ethical Trading Initiative on the tragic deaths of 43 workers in an unlicensed bag factory in the Indian capital

What does the theme of Fashion+Consumerism mean to you?

4 December 2019
Contribute your stories as part of our collaboration with digital magazine MindlessMag

SMEs - the new human rights defenders?

3 December 2019
The UK's 5.8 million SMEs have huge untapped potential for leading on human rights at work, and are often better placed to do so than the big multinationals. A new government-funded scheme offering SMEs bespoke ETI training at a significant discount is helping unlock some of that potential.

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