What We’ve Done

Pioneering workplace social dialogue in Bangladesh The problem Successive waves of mass industrial action in the Bangladesh ready-made garment (RMG) industry over poverty wage levels and poor treatment of workers, caused disquiet among many global brands who had been steadily [...]

Worker Engagement and Wellbeing In it’s 2016/17 Sustainable Business Report, global sports brand, Nike, sets out its belief in the power of worker engagement as follows: “We believe that a skilled, valued and engaged workforce is key for growth and [...]

In November of 2006 global sports brand, Nike, faced an intransigent problem of non-compliance with social norms at its major source of hand-stitched soccer balls in the industrial centre of Sialkot, Pakistan. Despite a coordinated attempt over the previous

How to lift morale and to develop a spirit of community and engagement among several thousand migrant garment workers, separated from their homes and families sometimes for years at a time? This was the problem that faced UK high-street brands Next and Arcadia in their dealings with a major […]

Social dialogue is especially difficult in countries where there is single party rule, and a trade union structure that is entirely subordinated to the ruling party. This is the case in China and Vietnam, throughout most of the Middle East and in some […]

Marshalls plc is the leading innovator of hard landscaping solutions for both the commercial and domestic markets. With a significant manufacturing footprint in the UK it complements this with sourcing natural stone from around the world. It recognises the many […]

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) – the private arm of the World Bank – requires companies that receive its special loan assistance to abide by specific labour relations performance standards based upon international norms. Any complaints of alleged […]

Russell Athletic is a Honduras-based garment supplier to the Fruit of The Loom brand. Russell Athletic was accused by US-based student bodies of not treating its workers ethically – specifically of refusing to allow unionisation of […]

        The Cost of a Cup of Tea The tea industry in India is in crisis – and one of the answers is to improve social dialogue. In this extended blog, Stirling Smith explains research that Just […]