Payment of living wages is central to ETI’s Base Code of labour practice; the living wage movement is also fast gaining traction and momentum. Our position statement reflects on what needs to be done, if we are to see meaningful progress in raising wage levels for workers in global supply chains.
A brief look at Chinese working hours legislation and how this relates to the revised ETI Base Code clause on working hours, in particular as regards working overtime that leads to exceeding 60 hours a week.
Our position statement notes the UK guidance and EU laws on sourcing from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and encourages reference to established international labour rights standards and frameworks.
This policy applies to potential conflicts of interest that may arise between the role of a director of ETI and any independent activities that such a director may carry out whether as a consultant, adviser, employee, director, trustee or in any other capacity and whether paid or unpaid.