Who’s responsible for paying living wages?

Are big brands really responsible for the payment of living wages? Sabita Banerji looks at who should take which actions in order to boost workers' pay.

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Modern slavery: If I had a hammer

The Modern Slavery Bill was debated in the House of Lords this week and ETI was mentioned several times. Cindy Berman shares our new Briefing Note, and looks at what needs to change to prevent and protect workers from the crime of modern slavery

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A Christmas riddle

Stirling Smith is puzzled that companies don’t want to save money, and makes you an offer you can’t refuse.

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ETI BRC Briefing note on the UK Modern Slavery Bill

Proposed amendments tabled by MP’s and Lords that align with ETI's influencing efforts.

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Flying the flag - Protect, Respect, Remedy

How is ETI putting the UN Guiding Principles into practice? We explored just that during our side event at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, sharing live examples from company, NGO and trade union members.

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A Bhopal every month

On the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster, Stirling Smith counts the bodies

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Bringing about change for young women workers in South India’s garments sector

A recent times article highlighted the pain of women in the Indian garments industry, how is it we can change their situation for the better?

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Lessons from ETI programmes - homeworkers, northern India

Between 2002 and 2013, the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) worked with homeworkers and the supply chains they work in, in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. From 2011 the project focused on developing and testing a set of guidelines for companies working with homeworkers and for others within the supply chain.

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Lessons from ETI programmes - equal treatment of workers, South Africa

Learning from ETI's programme consisting of two days training for supervisors, a half day training for managers and one day training for workers on workers’ rights, what constitutes discrimination and how to tackle it.

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