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Who are ETI’s members?

Our membership is tripartite, comprising of companies, NGOs and trade unions spanning many countries and sectors. Our NGO members bring global presence and specialist insights, whilst our international trade unions represent 160m workers globally, in all countries where free trade unions can operate. The unparalleled breadth of experience that this represents, combined with the collective buying power of our company members, lends us unique credibility and clout to improve working conditions globally. View our members

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