Between 2002 and 2013, ETI worked with homeworkers, NGOs, trade unions, retailers and brands, contractors and local organisations in Northern India to develop and test a set of guidelines for companies working with homeworkers and for others within the supply chain. 

With these stakeholders, ETI established the Homeworker Guidelines, the National Homeworkers Group in Delhi (in 2005) and the Bareilly Handwork Foundation (in 2006).  

Throughout this process, ETI engaged meaningfully with stakeholders and rightsholders at each tier of the supply chain. ETI also facilitated collective engagement between brands and other stakeholders, including yearly in-person meetings in Northern India between buyers and homeworkers. Through this engagement, homeworkers had the opportunity to provide direct feedback to brands on their purchasing practices.