The government must increase the minimum wage further, and do so swiftly.

"HIV/AIDS is a prism through which companies can understand and start to tackle other workers’ rights issues."

ETI has written to several companies asking them to remove all statements that wrongly infer that they are ETI members from their websites and other promotional material.

"All our employers are interested in is our work. When there's no work, they kick us out. We want to be treated like human beings, not like animals."

"I know my status - do you know yours?"

"We aim to provide a space to achieve progress on this global challenge," says ETI director Dan Rees.

The EHRC report released earlier this week into recruitment and employment in the meat and poultry processing sector provides the latest authoritative evidence that conditions for some workers in the industry are very poor.

ETI Statement in response to "Ugly low-pay truth of high street fashion", Sunday Times, 31 January 2010

A wide-ranging ethical trade action plan has been agreed with fashion retailer Primark following the conclusion of an in-depth inquiry commissioned by the Ethical Trading Initiative.

An ETI members' meeting to discuss proposals for an Asia-wide 'floor wage' for garment workers has increased momentum for collective action to raise workers' wages in global supply chains.