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?
Forced labour is a symptom of a wider malaise facing workers in global supply chains. Governance gaps and skewed business structures are exacerbating inequality and must be tackled for workers to be properly protected.
Social auditor and former social compliance manager for Marks and Spencer, Muriel Johnson, talks to ETI's Alan Sadler about current ethical trade trends.
In Bangladesh, negotiations over the wages paid to workers in the ready made garment sector continue. But how are they calculated and are they realistic? And what can international brands do?
Payment of living wages is central to ETI’s Base Code of labour practice; the living wage movement is also fast gaining traction and momentum. Our position statement reflects on what needs to be done, if we are to see meaningful progress in raising wage levels for workers in global supply chains.