As thousands of tea workers strike in Assam, Sabita Banerji, CEO of THIRST on what buyers and retailers can do to protect the rights of tea workers to decent jobs ad livelihoods.

In this valedictory blog, Martin Buttle looks at the evolving world of ethical trade.

There is a definite sense of momentum around getting brands to buy responsibly, with many campaigning organisations planning more work in this area.

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.

ETI’s Executive Director, Peter McAllister said that reported cuts, particularly to orders that have already been agreed, are “totally unacceptable within responsible business practice”.