Greater confidence for young Tamil Nadu cotton mill workers

Young female mill workers are learning to stand up for their rights in a local spinning mill that produces thread for the world's garment production.

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What the whole world wants but women rarely get: a good job

Sabita Banerji tells us why gender matters in ethical trade.

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Four ethical trade issues forcing their way onto the 2016 public agenda

Modern slavery, trafficking, the living wage, and labour exploitation of refugees: from Syria to Thailand here’s four stories we predict will be debated this year.

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International WORKING Women's Day

It's not just International Women's Day today - it's International Working Women's Day. Its roots are in celebrations of a strike by women workers... women workers empowering themselves.

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Human rights due diligence framework

A guide for companies to help them prevent and manage labour rights risks, and understand why engagement, negotiation and collaboration is the only way to succeed.

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India expands maternity protection for women

Global companies sourcing from India will need to make sure that their suppliers reflect the new law in their maternity leave policies.

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Challenging business to back women-led SMEs in garment supply chains

Is it time to take the global garment sector a step further by supporting the integration of women-led SMEs (small and medium size enterprises) into the mainstream?

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Gender equality in global supply chains

The majority of workers, yet among the most vulnerable.

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Gender equality - international standards

International agreements, standards and conventions on women and work

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Gender equality - resources

Some recent resources, reports and research on empowering women workers.

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