"I associated surgical instruments with the clean sterile environment of the operating theatre. But here they were being ground and filed by 10 year-old children working full-time in small open garages on the street." New guide launched to improve ethical standards in NHS purchasing.

"For the NHS, ethical sourcing should be just as much about protecting the people who make its equipment as it is about the patients who are treated with it."

ETI is both shocked and saddened by the devastating factory fires in Pakistan which have tragically claimed so many lives. Our condolences go out to the family and friends of these victims.

ETI's response, published by the Financial Times, to their story about the Tazreen Fashions factory fire, Bangladesh.  The article questioned what international brands are doing to respond to the issues and whether ‘business-as-usual’ will resume.

ETI was horrified to learn of the collapse of the nine-storied Rana Plaza in Savar, Bangladesh this morning. At least 80 people are dead and 800 injured and this count is expected to rise. 

Events in Bangladesh last week illustrate the appalling consequences of trade unions not being able to speak up for workers' safety, says the TUC's Rosa Crawford. The collapse of Rana Plaza claimed an estimated 380 lives.

While the West questions brands, anguish in the Bangladesh media has focused on the government's failure to implement building law. An independent view from Stirling Smith.

While progress has been made after two horrific factory disasters in Bangladesh, everybody seems to have forgotten about Pakistan’s worst-ever industrial disaster.