ETI Annual Review 2005-2006
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Homeworkers play a vital role in the global economy yet are among Our members tell us that supervisors are often responsible for workplace on languages local in Code company's ethical trade performance performance trade ethical company's of their combined efforts and efforts combined their of | jointly with five other workers’ rights initiatives from the EU and P osted the ETI Base ETI the osted Retail o-operative p C A the most marginalised and vulnerable of workers. In July 2006, violations of workers’ rights – particularly discrimination and I employees to seek their views on the on views their seek to employees N the USA to develop a shared approach to implementing labour I extent the of indication good a Find out more at: www.mfa-forum.net ETI members together with Indian suppliers and partners, finalised harassment. We believe encouraging them to understand the O S aising poster with 600 of its suppliers suppliers its of 600 with poster aising its all to questionnaires nonymised r a codes and so provide clarity for suppliers. provides ETI to reports annual draft guidelines to show how the ETI Base Code can be applied importance of their own rights and those of others will support shared ETI’s 2005 awareness- 2005 ETI’s shared Sainsbury’s mandatory, sent Hosiery Madison Analysing corporate members’ corporate Analysing I The Joint Initiative on Corporate Accountability and Workers’ Protecting migrant workers in the UK food industry to homeworkers. Recognising that a collective approach offers suppliers in their efforts to comply with labour codes. I the most sustainable and credible way of driving up standards, we Rights (JO-IN) focuses on the Turkish garment industry, where In 2002, ETI convened a unique cross-industry alliance, the ACTION IN COMPANIES MEMBER ETI also helped the same group establish a national body, the National This year we joined forces with the South Africa-based Wine and we have agreed a draft common code and protocol for factory Temporary Labour Working Group (TLWG), to lobby the Homeworkers’ Group, whose initial mandate will be to co-ordinate Agricultural Industry Ethical Trade Association (WIETA) to develop a ww.ethicaltrade.org/d/impactreport w hen we cr we hen ate and lead alliances of the organisations that that organisations the of alliances lead and ate w assessments. Pilot factory assessments are due to start by e Government to introduce statutory licensing for temporary labour I action in Uttar Pradesh's fabric embellishment industry. Inspired by training course for supervisors in the agricultural sector. WIETA is a December 2006. The next stage of the project will be working providers (‘gangmasters’) and to create a voluntary code to help impact our of magnitude the demonstrates industry food at: the co-operation and vision of all involved, we helped to establish multi-stakeholder body which was born out of an ETI experimental benefit? really workers do practice: with brands, suppliers and other stakeholders to explore the improve labour practices ahead of licensing. Our goal of licensing UK the in workers migrant 600,000 some for protection trade activities on workers in in workers on activities trade clear terms of reference and a structure for the Group, and project. Now fully independent, it monitors and seeks to improve labour of code ETI The most effective methods of improving labour practices in the legal new bring help to work Our clear. is forward way The ind out more about the impact of our members’ ethical members’ our of impact the about more out ind was realised in October 2006 when the Gangmaster Licensing Act F encouraged brands and retailers sourcing from India to participate. conditions in the South African wine and agricultural sector. A group * key areas of trade union rights, working hours and wages. came into effect and it became an offence for labour providers to of ETI members is now working with WIETA to develop the course, greater scale. scale. greater UK food and agriculture to operate without a valid licence. The National Homeworkers’ Group is the first of its kind to a Chair I Find out more at: www.jo-in.org which aims to educate farm supervisors on their rights and build Roberts Alan ef promote and guide responsible corporate action on homeworking. on and more, much do to all us challenge findings IDS’ forts, OSTER POWER OSTER In early 2006 we steered the TLWG’s engagement with policy their supervisory skills. The ultimate goals are to improve workers’ P ractices to ease the pressure on suppliers. But despite their despite But suppliers. on pressure the ease to ractices It is currently establishing a local multi-stakeholder group in Bareilly, p makers over the extent of the Act’s coverage, and after weeks of experiences of supervision and to provide training material that ETI Forging a national strategy for change in Bangladesh Uttar Pradesh, which will tackle the conditions of up to 100,000 purchasing their modify to how investigating are members intensive lobbying, gained agreement from the Government that members can adapt for use in other locations across the globe. suppliers and local initiatives local and suppliers Bangladesh potentially faces huge job losses in its garment industry local homeworkers. We urge all retailers and brands sourcing from some that encouraged also am I ). it will provide comprehensive protection for workers across the Going global: supporting global: Going homeworkers in India, and other organisations working with Indian (see smallholders and homeworkers as a result of the phase-out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA). workers. for improvements entire food industry. We also helped labour providers prepare for homeworkers, to get involved in this groundbreaking work. workers, migrant example for – chains supply of margins the In 2005, stakeholders agreed to develop a strategy to mitigate large-scale long-term, about bring to licensing. The TLWG carried out 465 audits of labour providers globe.