I remember Phillipina saying to me: "We try, try, try. We never give up."

The attitudes and behaviour of supervisors are major barriers to progress on workers' rights.

"In the South African context, it's important not to force people to do things. It's about wooing people, building trusting relationships and winning over their confidence."

"It was very dusty.. the sweat dripping of the end of your nose by time you were half way through, then when you were coming home you didn't have energy to have a wash properly.."

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?

Why anyone who supports women's rights should support living wages - but will have to demand that they reach all the way through the supply chain.

Training workers, supervisors and managers on equal treatment improves morale, communications and productivity. ETI's Sabita Banerji reports from Stellenbosch.

Marking International Women's Day, how best to achieve safe migration into decent jobs for poor women?