Companies must ensure that everything possible is being done to ensure safe working conditions for migrant workers in their supply chains in Southern Spain.

Research shows that where business enterprises are involved in rights abuses, victims continue to struggle to access remedy, despite basic human rights principles.

Driven by the UNGPs, there is a proliferation of corporate policies designed to make sure human rights are being respected throughout supply chains. So why isn't this occurring more widely?

New UN recommendations to companies, governments and investors state that human rights due diligence is critical to determining responsibility and accountability amongst states and businesses.

As part of two days of discussions, the OECD’s annual garment trade forum debated recent progress in the commercially sensitive area of purchasing practices.

Through our participation, we hope to promote some of the good practice of our members. But we will also highlight that much more still needs to be done to improve working conditions in global supply chains.

The government will continue to rely heavily on voluntary principles, guidance and codes of conduct, the promotion of good practice, and an expectation that the private sector will itself do more to ensure respect for labour rights in its supply chains.

Perspective enables company members to report to ETI about their ethical trade activities online, using our revised reporting framework.

Reflections on the role of companies when government support for human rights is deemed problematic.

There is increasing awareness around modern slavery and labour exploitation. Not only within businesses but also by policymakers and the public.