news • 11/12/2014

BSCI Welcomes Minimum Wage Increase for Cambodia's Garment Sector

The Cambodian Government agreed mid-November to increase the minimum wage for the country's garment sector by 28%, from US$100 to US$128 a month. read more

news • 01/12/2014

FTA welcomes Christian Ewert as new Director General

On the 1 December, the Foreign Trade Association (FTA), the mother organisation of BSCI, has welc

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news • 01/12/2014

FTA welcomes Christian Ewert as new Director General

On the 1 December, FTA has welcomed Christian Ewert as the association’s new Director General. read more

news • 14/11/2014

BSCI Celebrates its Annual Conference 2014

BSCI welcomed over 300 participants and stakeholders at its Annual Conference in Brussels on 12 and 13 November. Sessions on 12 November were designed for BSCI participants only, to share and discuss the implications for them in implementing the new Code of Conduct launched in January 2014. read more

news • 10/11/2014

Myanmar: FTA on panel discussion at the European Parliament

On 6 November 2014, Herman Poelmann, CEO of Pole Group, was invited to take part on behalf of the Foreign trade Association in the public hearing "Time to invest in Myanmar?" at the European Parliament. read more

news • 05/11/2014

BSCI Participates at CSR Leadership World Conference in Shanghai

On 3 and 4 November the CSR Leadership World 2014 conference was successfully held in Shanghai gathering around 250 high-level participants from both the public and private sectors, supported by BSCI. read more

news • 30/10/2014

Read the Latest BSCI Echo!

BSCI has published the latest edition of its newsletter, the Echo, online. In this issue, the top story addresses challenging labour conditions in the food supply chain, asking what role should actors from NGOs to government and companies play when labour exploitation occurs. read more

news • 23/10/2014

FTA Publishes Trade Perspectives (Autumn 2014): Bernd Lange Shares Views on Future Direction of INTA Committee

FTA has published the Autumn edition of its Trade Perspectives newsletter, bringing you analysis, news and commentary on evolutions in international trade policy as well as a roundup of FTA's latest activities in this arena. read more

news • 22/10/2014

BSCI holds Round Table on Social Dialogue in Bangladesh

On 21 October BSCI welcomed in Dhaka stakeholders including the government of Bangladesh, business associations, trade unions, factory owners, NGOs and the media at its recent Round Table on "Social Dialogue Leverages Corporate Social Responsibility" read more

news • 16/10/2014

Improving Sustainability of Indian Textile Industry

On 15 October BSCI held a Round Table in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, a hub for India's textile and garment industry. read more

news • 15/10/2014

"WTO and the global trading system face a make or break situation"

In a joint statement initiated and published by the Foreign Trade Association (FTA), 14 business organisations from four continents and representing more than 60 countries urge WTO Member States to immediately unblock and ratify the long-awaited Agreement on Trade Facilitation. read more

news • 03/10/2014

Protecting Syrian Refugees From Labour Abuses

BSCI is concerned about conditions for refugees that have fled Syria's civil war to neighbouring countries such as Turkey, where adult and children represent a vulnerable population and risk labour exploitation. read more

news • 29/09/2014

FTA supports Cecilia Malmström's designation as EU Trade Commissioner

"FTA would like to show its full support to Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner-designate for Trade, ahead of the hearing with the Committee on International Trade (INTA) at the European Parliament today read more

news • 25/09/2014

French Regional Conference in Lille: Focus on customs and ASEAN

On 15 September 2014, the FTA French Regional Conference took place in Lille. This regular meeting brings together French-speaking FTA members with an emphasis on customs affairs and import procedures. read more

news • 15/09/2014

FTA Urges Cambodian Government to End Civil Unrest and Guarantee Workers’ Rights

FTA has sent an official letter to the Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen, calling for a peaceful solution to the civil unrest that has dominated the country during the last months. read more

news • 09/09/2014

FTA Participates in Commission's Public Consultation on CSR

The Foreign Trade Association (FTA) has contributed to the survey on Corporate Social Responsibility launched by the Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission. read more

news • 08/09/2014

FTA Signs EU Trade Manifesto Calling for Free International Trading System

The Foreign Trade Association (FTA), the European Retail Round Table (ERRT) and the European Branded Clothing Alliance (EBCA) have co-signed the EU Trade Policy Manifesto with the objective of promoting an ambitious EU commercial policy. read more

news • 08/09/2014

FTA Launches its Road Map for the EU Trade Policy 2014 to 2019

The Foreign Trade Association (FTA) is proud to announce the launch of the "Road Map for EU Trade Policy 2014 to 2019: Develop the full potential of EU Trade", a publication that reflects the view of FTA's 1,400 members (European retailers, importers and brand manufacturers) and presents the sector’s vision for the EU trade policy of the next five years. read more

news • 01/09/2014

Thai Pineapple Industry: Time for Cooperation Rather than Litigation

The Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) expresses great concern about civil and criminal charges pressed by Thai-based Natural Fruit Company against activist Andy Hall. read more

news • 25/08/2014

FTA Praises Efforts to Conclude EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement

On the occasion of the visit to Vietnam of the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Durao Barroso, FTA Director General, Jan Eggert, made the following statement welcoming the progress achieved in the negotiations of an EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement read more

news • 20/08/2014

FTA Insight on Imports 2012 - 2013 Now Available

FTA has now made available its ‘FTA Insight: EU Consumer Goods Import Statistics 2012-2013’, a dossier produced annually by FTA and exclusive to members which offers members a compilation of statistics describing EU imports from more than sixty countries. read more

news • 28/07/2014

The BSCI Echo is out!

BSCI invites you to read the Summer 2014 edition of the BSCI Echo, a quarterly newsletter that updates you on our efforts to improve working conditions in global supply chains. read more

news • 23/07/2014

Supporting improved working conditions in Turkey

On the 2 July, BSCI held the second CSR Round Table Forum at Kadir Has University, Istanbul (Turkey), an event that built on a previous round table held in February that brought together different stakeholders to identify and discuss local challenges related to social compliance read more