Is it time to take the global garment sector a step further by supporting the integration of women-led SMEs (small and medium size enterprises) into the mainstream?

For London Fashion Week we're answering some of the burning questions that surround fast fashion? Let us know if there is anything you want to ask?

Working conditions can vary but inadequate health and safety standards and verbal abuse, bullying, threats and humiliation are too often commonplace. 

Learning health and safety lessons and crucially, strengthening workers' voices are key elements to a safe garment sector.

South India's thriving garment sector faces a number of labour rights issues. ETI Apparel and Textiles Category Leader, Martin Buttle, looks at how we're working with local stakeholders to drive change for workers.

A small news story tucked away on the back page of a Dhaka newspaper should remind us of why we need ethical trade urgently, thinks Stirling Smith, ETI trainer, writing from Dhaka.

ETI Director Peter McAllister reflects on a high level meeting with the Cambodian government and considers the labour rights questions that challenge the country’s garment sector.

Exciting inroads are being made into tackling unethical trade in India as ETI welcomes its first India based member.

We welcome the news that the ILO-backed Rana Plaza Trust Fund will be the central vehicle for paying compensation to Rana Plaza victims and their families.

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