80% of the surgical instruments the NHS imports come from Sialkot, Pakistan. But a new report highlights how international buying practices have driven a race to the bottom on labour standards, and are fuelling child labour.

An estimated 11% of workers, between 100 and 300 million, are homeworkers.90% are women, so protecting homeworkers is one of the most gender-positive actions a brand can take, Homeworkers Worldwide has today published guidance to brands on how to do that. Lucy Brill reports

Advice on purchasing PPE during Covid-19 from ETI member Arco, the largest supplier of PPE in the UK

ETI and FairWear have jointly published a discussion sheet and checklist for their members on how to implement occupational health and safety measures to protect workers during Covid-19

ETI writes to the UN General Secretary, and joins IMO, ILO and ITF call for protections for seafarers amid concerns of a "growing humanitarian and economic crisis" in maritime industry