Last night’s 'Exposure: Fashion Factories Undercover', broadcast on ITV, was challenging viewing. The one hour documentary took viewers behind-the-scenes within several Bangladesh garment factories, with hidden cameras capturing truly shocking labour rights abuses.

It's 10 years since 23 Chinese workers lost their lives harvesting cockles in Morecambe Bay. Will the UK Government stand by the measures that were introduced to prevent similar tragedies?

A clear message emerging from the recent ETI Members Living Wage Workshop was the need - and determination - to move beyond discussion and take practical, collaborative action.

Reports that prison labour in East Germany produced products for a number of well-known companies should set a few alarm bells ringing.

Stirling Smith expects few surprises in the ethical trade stories that will hit the headlines in 2014.

NGOs have been pushing for the living wage for at least 15 years, but Rachel Wilshaw, Oxfam's Ethical Trade Manager thinks a breakthrough is on the cards.

Can South Africa continue to live by the principles of dignity, respect and tolerance that Mandela espoused? ETI diversity training on farms helps embed these values among workers.

During the past year, we have worked with members and stakeholders to revise the ETI Base Code working hours clause wording. We did this in order to provide greater clarity, resolve issues around interpretation and help with practical implementation.

We welcome ILO’s recently released report presenting a path toward the sustainable growth of the ready-made garments sector.

This Sunday, 24 November, it will be one year since a fire swept through Tazreen Fashions factory in Bangladesh, killing at least 112 workers. We mark this sombre day and send our heartfelt support to all those struggling with the physical and psychological aftermath of this tragedy.

Training workers, supervisors and managers on equal treatment improves morale, communications and productivity. ETI's Sabita Banerji reports from Stellenbosch.

From contested concept and deep suspicion to positive action.