Amidst the turmoil of Pakistan's bitterly contested and violent election campaign, what is the future for international trade, local businesses and workers’ rights?
We’ve initiated four projects that bring together NGOs and trade unions in partnership with member companies to tackle some specific challenges in today’s global supply chains.
With the help of specialist NGOs such as WIEGO and Homeworkers Worldwide, ETI's company members have been working to improve the lives of homeworkers in their supply chains. Yet huge issues remain.
In 2017, over 40% of workers were estimated to be in vulnerable forms of employment. The ILO predicts that this will increase, particularly in emerging economies.
SMEs get government-subsidised consultancy to advance ethical trade & human rights work. The challenges and opportunities that small businesses face in getting to grips with the business and human rights agenda.