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Turkish garment production line courtesy of seyephoto-shutterstock

Syrian refugees and the ethnicization of Turkey’s informal garment sector

21 October 2016
Addressing the symbiotic relationship that exists between Turkey's informal and formal garment sectors and how this is driving inequality.
An Irish farmer

Ethical essentials for Irish food and farming companies and suppliers

18 October 2016
New training course specifically for Irish Food and Farming companies to be held at The Hub in Kilkenny on 24 and 25 November
Bonded labour in an Uttar Pradesh brick kiln ©ILO

Slavery ancient and modern: defining ‘modern slavery’

17 October 2016
Why definitions are important. And how far down the supply chain must you go?

Challenging business to back women-led SMEs in garment supply chains

14 October 2016
Is it time to take the global garment sector a step further by supporting the integration of women-led SMEs (small and medium size enterprises) into the mainstream?
Vietnamese workers queue to vote for a union rep courtesy of ILO_IFC

New UN report on marginalised workers’ rights to freedom of association

10 October 2016
The right to join a trade union is enshrined within ETI’s Base Code as a basic labour standard. Ensuring workers are represented is also a key pillar in our 2015-2020 strategy.
A tea picker working on a Fairtrade certified tea estate in India. © Siddarth Selvaraj / Fairtrade International

UN Guiding Principles show us the way to fairer trade

7 October 2016
Linking the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, corporate social responsibility and Fair Trade in global food and farming supply chains.
Photograph courtesy of European Union ECHO/Caroline Gluck under creative commons

Defensiveness will not address the Syrian refugee issue in Turkey’s garment sector

4 October 2016
What is the best approach to building a fair and functional garment sector where Syrian and Turkish workers can find decent employment?
Garment manufacturing in China, courtesy of Shutterstock

China’s rising tide of strikes

30 September 2016
China must deal with worker unrest. Can it learn anything from a thousand-year-old Viking king? 

[VIDEO] Can fast fashion ever be ethical?

22 September 2016
Speakers at our Ethical Insights event reflect on the key themes covered in the discussion, with conclusions that may surprise. 

Find out more about Alliance 8.7

22 September 2016
We’re backing Alliance 8.7, the new global alliance to eradicate forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour
garment production line in Turkey courtesy of seyephoto-Shutterstock.com

Syrian refugees in Turkey: the importance of identifying labour networks

21 September 2016
How do you mobilize refugees to support their entry into Turkey's formal economy and sustain healthy labour relations?

ETI expresses serious concerns over activist Andy Hall's ‘defamation’ verdict by Thai court

20 September 2016
Thailand is a global food exporter but is known to experience widespread exploitation issues in its supply chains.

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