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Looking at Living Wages with a different pair of eyes

6 November 2014
One of the ethical trade highlights of the past year was the letter from eight European ETI member companies, urging the Cambodian government to raise minimum wages and pledging to pay more for products to help support this.

Collective bargaining is central to living wages

4 November 2014
Marking Living Wage Week in the UK, the TUC's Owen Tudor reflects on pay as a key issue for the British trade union movement.
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The living wage movement – steady stream to tidal wave

3 November 2014
To kick-off Living Wage Week, ETI's Sabita Banerji examines the movement that is fast gaining volume and velocity. She analyses media coverage on living wages, and highlights our own efforts on this issue.
Home office campaign, Free the UK from modern slavery

Modern Slavery Bill: The power of collaboration

15 October 2014
We celebrate the UK Government’s announcement this week that it will include a reporting requirement for businesses in the Modern Slavery Bill. This has the potential to make a significant difference.

From low pay to factory collapses – is inequality at the root of all workers’ rights abuses?

15 October 2014
Sabita Banerji looks at the underlying causes of the Rana Plaza disaster and which types of workers remain most vulnerable.
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Rana Plaza in slow motion

8 October 2014
Are building collapses in India the canary in the coal mine? Stirling Smith on what union reports point to in the construction industry.
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Difficulties of dialogue about dialogue about wages and working hours

1 October 2014
Over 150 people gathered at the ILO headquarters in Geneva to take part in a dialogue about wages and working hours in the industries behind most of what we wear; the textile, clothing, leather & footwear industries.

ETI’s action on Modern Slavery

26 September 2014
How ETI and its members have been taking action to influence the Modern Slavery Bill.
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Can trade be ethical in China?

22 September 2014
A growing labour shortage, rising skill levels and better wages are changing the nature of Chinese factories and the relationships between workers and employers.
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The list of shame

16 September 2014
Stirling Smith has been looking at a new list of countries with dodgy records in workers’ rights.

ILO SCORE and ETI launch training project in China

16 September 2014
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and ETI have jointly launched a pilot training project for China-based garment and footwear factories supplying ETI member companies.

Who bears the cost of cheap food?

1 September 2014
Traidcraft promotes international trade being undertaken in a way which reduces poverty in developing countries. Fiona Gooch looks at who bears the cost of cheap food, following a recent Dispatches programme about working conditions within UK food supply chains.

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