Rise in child labour due to COVID-19

Rise in child labour due to COVID-19

On June 12th we celebrated the International Day against Child Labour. According to the pre-COVID-19 figures, 152 million boys and girls are still trapped in child labour worldwide, with as many as 72 million doing dangerous work. The good news is that we are making...
Words and actions: lessons from Unilever’s supply chain

Words and actions: lessons from Unilever’s supply chain

Five years ago, Oxfam and Unilever agreed to an unusual collaboration. Oxfam conducted a study on labour rights in Unilever’s Vietnam supply chain and operations. Liesbeth Unger asks, why did Unilever do it? How did they perform? And what can other companies seeking...