Launching the SCORE Programme in Guangdong Province to help SMEs improve their productivity, quality and management systems. 

Developing cooperative working relationships that result in shared benefits for workers, SMEs and international buyers.

We explore lessons in cooperation and communication from ETI and ILO SCORE training in China.

It’s been one year since ETI joined forces with the ILO to deliver SCORE Training to 17 Chinese factories which supply products to eight ETI member brands.

Huasheng Garments factory managers were first introduced to SCORE Training when one of their buyers, British brand and ETI member White Stuff, offered to sponsor their participation in a jointly implemented ILO/ETI SCORE Training programme.

ETI member Matrix APA (UK) Ltd. and its partner, Xiangshan Dasheng Knitting Co Ltd. in China explore Quality Management as part of an ethical approach to business and human rights.

China's factories are facing a growing labour shortage. This blog analyses why manufacturers are finding it difficult to recruit workers, particularly younger workers, and what they can do about it.

"Quality means a lot," explains Qu Yang in this case study that illustrates how ETI and ILO training is helping Chinese workers and management improve relations and their company's bottom line.

Outdoor sportswear company and ETI member, Regatta, has encouraged one of its Chinese supplier to initiate a worker motivation scheme as part of its commitment to ETI/ILO SCORE business management training.

Increasingly, companies are looking at technology, hotlines and mobile applications as a way to understand workers’ needs, and in some cases to use as grievance mechanisms.