Shamima is a floor supervisor in a Bangladeshi garment factory where most supervisors are men. So what does it take for a woman like Shamima to rise up through the ranks in such a culture?

Sabita Banerji tells us why gender matters in ethical trade.

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.

This Living Wage Week we reflect on why so many people around the world are still trapped in poverty despite being in work.

On Monday, the Guardian announced “Ikea adopts the living wage for UK staff”. On the same day, a BBC report said “Ikea to pay UK workers more than living wage”. So who got it wrong?

Sabita Banerji gets to the heart of the Living wage issue, and reports on the rallying cry from the Archbishop of York at the recent ETI and Global Compact Network UK’s living wage conference.