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Woman grape picker in Stellenbosch, South Africa

Four ethical trade issues forcing their way onto the 2016 public agenda

20 January 2016
Modern slavery, trafficking, the living wage, and labour exploitation of refugees: from Syria to Thailand here’s four stories we predict will be debated this year.

Slavery: why it's on the increase

11 January 2016
Slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking mean that products of Modern Slavery could be in your wardrobe and on your table.

An Ethical Insights blog: the role of investors in driving better working standards

21 December 2015
Lisa Nathan of ShareAction tells ETI how ethical investment can benefit workers.

Abdou, a migrant worker, picks Italian tomatoes but barely earns a living

18 December 2015
On International Migrants Day,18 December, we show how one man is exploited in Italy’s tomato fields via the Caporali, illegal gangmasters.

Photo: ILO/Asrian Mirza

Sexual harassment in the workplace - a problem nobody talks about

16 December 2015
On memorial day for Jyoti Singh, the 23-year-old student raped and murdered on a Delhi bus three years ago, Stirling Smith looks at sexual harassment in the workplace.
Plane on Dhaka airport runway, with high-rise buildings in background

Who cares about workers’ safety in Bangladesh?

9 December 2015
Stirling Smith looks at new labour law in Bangladesh.

Gross exploitation of migrant workers still found in Italian tomato sector despite clean-up efforts

9 December 2015
Illegal gangmasters hold on migrant workers in Italy's agricultural sector appears to be growing.

ETI responds to government labour market consultation

4 December 2015
Read ETI's response on the joint consultation on labour market exploitation - issued by the UK Home Office and Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.
Female garment factory worker, Bangladesh

What the whole world wants but women rarely get: a good job

4 December 2015
Sabita Banerji tells us why gender matters in ethical trade.
Five guiding business principles for Black Friday

Five guiding business principles for Black Friday

27 November 2015
How companies can reassure their customers that the goods they're selling on Black Friday - or any other day - are ethically traded.
Female garment workers, Tamil Nadu, India | Photo: Sabita Banerji

Greater confidence for young Tamil Nadu cotton mill workers

24 November 2015
Young female mill workers are learning to stand up for their rights in a local spinning mill that produces thread for the world's garment production.
Oxfam Behind the Brands scorecard

How the Behind the Brands campaign has driven change in corporate policies

9 November 2015
What are the key elements that have led to the changes attributed to Oxfam's successful benchmarking campaign?

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