Not only is paying a living wage part of the ETI Base Code of labour standards, it is also part of the responsibilities on business set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

In this valedictory blog, Sabita Banerji reflects on her work in our Knowledge and Learning Team and the changes she saw in her five years at ETI.

A United Nations body of experts has just provided some conclusions and recommendations.

For a wage to be a living wage, it must meet weekly, monthly and annual costs, not just an hourly amount. That's where collective bargaining with trade unions comes in.

Why is the UK's new national living wage leaving some workers worse off?

Modern slavery, trafficking, the living wage, and labour exploitation of refugees: from Syria to Thailand here’s four stories we predict will be debated this year.