Increasingly, businesses are being held accountable for any human rights abuses that occur in their operations and supply chains and in-house lawyers need to be human rights aware.

The Thai government has announced that it will become the first Asian nation to ratify the International Labor Organization’s Convention on Work in Fishing.
THIS BLOG WAS UPDATED ON 9 JANUARY 2019

Increasingly, companies are looking at technology, hotlines and mobile applications as a way to understand workers’ needs, and in some cases to use as grievance mechanisms.

CARE International UK's Hester Le Roux reflects on the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, and asks what businesses can do to support global efforts gender-based violence in the workplace.

Worldwide, interest in impact investment – investing with the goal of environmental and social impact in addition to financial return – is growing. So why is the UK lagging behind?

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.

New UN recommendations to companies, governments and investors state that human rights due diligence is critical to determining responsibility and accountability amongst states and businesses.

As we mark the tenth World Day for Decent Work, ETI's Beverley Hall reflects on what this means and how we can achieve it. 

China's factories are facing a growing labour shortage. This blog analyses why manufacturers are finding it difficult to recruit workers, particularly younger workers, and what they can do about it.