Ethical Trade and Fair Trade




Playfair 2012 at Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival (July 2012)

View the gallery of pictures taken at Tolpuddle as festival goers made a stand with the Playfair 2012 giant torch calling on the Olympic Movement to Light the flame for workers' rights, while others took to our Olympic podium - highlighting who the w...

19 July 2012
Alternative Opening Ceremony Party - 27 July 2012

Featuring comedy from Isy Suttie and Paul Sinha, DJ set by Melstars:Music, plus music from Tricity Vogue's All Girl Swing Band, a debate with David Goldblatt, Anna Minton and Alan Tomlinson on the meaning of the Olympics, juggling by Rod Laver...and mu...

2 July 2012
Make Burma end forced labour before dropping sanctions, says TUC

The TUC is calling on the UK Government to ensure that no significant EU sanctions against Burma are lifted until forced labour and other serious human rights abuses have been addressed.

2 March 2012
EU trade preferences scheme can do more for human rights say unions

European and Global Unions have today released a report calling on the EU to strengthen its "GSP" trade system to make sure beneficiary countries are meeting their human rights and environmental obligations.

21 October 2011
Struggling for workers' rights in Sri Lanka: Behind the scenes in the garment sector with trade unionist, Assela

Every day, about five workers, who may be members or non-members of the union, come to see me at the office....Most workers don't know about their workplace rights and fear their employer.

21 September 2011
Mlathi: paid below the legal minimum wage for making Adidas shirts in Indonesia

I get paid Rp.1,121,000 (around £82) per month - which is below the legal minimum wage.

14 September 2011



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