In this Q&A with ETI’s Executive Director, Peter McAllister we consider 20 years of progress and challenges around ethical trade in the run up to our 20th Anniversary Conference.
The global nature of complex supply chains made up of companies competing on prices, profitability and lead times increases the risk of workers being exploited, and in the worst cases, forced into modern slavery.
With women making up most factory floor and agricultural workers, ETI has released new business guidance for companies on empowering women in supply chains.
Shamima is a floor supervisor in a Bangladeshi garment factory where most supervisors are men. So what does it take for a woman like Shamima to rise up through the ranks in such a culture?