Stirling Smith

Stirling was active in trade union education in the UK before working in India as a Chief Technical Adviser for the International Labour Organisation. He has worked for DFID, British Council, Fair Labour Association, trade unions, NGOs and several companies. His areas of expertise include child labour, HIV/AIDS in the workplace, migrant labour, social dialogue and industrial relations, health and safety at work and co-operatives.

Blog posts from this author

Questioning fire safety in factories

11 October 2013

Fires in South Asia garment factories: why do they start, why do they spread, and why can't workers get out?

One year after Pakistan’s Baldia factory fire

11 September 2013

While progress has been made after two horrific factory disasters in Bangladesh, everybody seems to have forgotten about Pakistan’s worst-ever industrial disaster.

Anything but trade unions?

8 August 2013

As ETI launches a new guidance on Freedom of Association, Stirling Smith explains why business should welcome trade unions.

Sexual harassment in the workplace

2 July 2013

The new law on sexual harassment at the workplace in India: could this be the game changer that enables ETI members and others to push for action on the discrimination provisions in the ETI Base Code?

Factory collapse: a view from Dhaka

13 May 2013

While the West questions brands, anguish in the Bangladesh media has focused on the government's failure to implement building law. An independent view from Stirling Smith.