With the help of specialist NGOs such as WIEGO and Homeworkers Worldwide, ETI's company members have been working to improve the lives of homeworkers in their supply chains. Yet huge issues remain.
Canned and packaged food and drinks company Princes’ share their experience of recruiting migrant labour from Bangladesh for their Mauritian processing plants.
The ILO is in a process of considering whether to establish a new convention on “Ending violence and harassment against women and men in the world of work”.
A new free guide for companies on responsible purchasing practices has been produced by the Joint Ethical Trading Initiatives of Denmark, Norway and the UK (Joint ETIs).
Addressing child labour in the supply chain is essential for the credibility and legitimacy of a business in the eyes of its stakeholders in the UK and elsewhere.