About this role
For 20 years, ETI and our members have been a driving force in ethical trade. We influence business to act responsibly and promote decent work. Together, we tackle the complex challenges of today's global supply chains, improving the lives of workers worldwide. Taking a unique approach to business and human rights, our members are forward- thinking companies, trade unions and NGOs. By adopting ETI's internationally recognised Base Code of labour standards, our members strive to keep workers safe and free from exploitation. • More than 80 global companies and well-known brands such as John Lewis/ Waitrose, Marshalls, Inditex, Primark, Burberry and Stella McCartney. Public sector organisations such as Transport for London and supplier companies including Finlays, Li & Fung, Matrix and Union Hand-Roasted. • Union federations representing over 180 million workers worldwide via the Trades Union Congress and the International Trade Union Confederation, and through them, actively engaged affiliated unions. • NGOs operating in more than 40 countries, including large charities like Save the Children, CARE International and Oxfam, as well as more specialised organisations such as Partner Africa, Dalit Solidarity Network and Homeworkers Worldwide. The ETI Base Code is founded on the conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and is an internationally recognised code of good labour practice. It is viewed as a global reference standard and is widely used as a benchmark against which to conduct social audits and develop ethical trade action plans. The provisions of the Base Code constitute minimum and not maximum standards. Companies applying this code are expected to comply with national and other applicable laws. Where the law and the Base Code address the same subject, companies are expected to apply the provision that affords the greater protection to workers. All our members aspire to helping their suppliers meet all a...