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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

As the globe tackles Coronavirus, this blog is highlighting the challenges of those affected and the systemic changes needed.

Salimata, one of the cocoa farmers involved in the Enhancing Livelihoods cocoa project in Côte d’Ivoire, pictured alongside her plot of maize. Photo: Lono

Working with companies on women’s economic empowerment in value chains

Ulrike Joras

August 27th, 2020 Agriculture, Food & livelihoods, Women's Economic Empowerment

Salimata Kone (pictured) is a cocoa farmer and lives with her husband and children near Divo, a city in southern Côte d’Ivoire. She took part in a project to improve her family …

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AgricultureELFgender equalityPrivate sectorPrivate sector partnershipsUnilever
Oxfam campaigners and supporters in the UK prepare to deliver to Lidl GB a petition signed by 20,000 people asking the company to protect the people who produce our food. Photo: Rebecca Lonsdale/Oxfam

Three promises Lidl has made to protect its food workers

Rachel Wilshaw

April 23rd, 2020 Food & livelihoods, Private sector

Supermarkets have become one of the few vital services still functioning during the global Coronavirus pandemic. Supermarket staff deserve great respect for keeping customers safe and supplied with food to …

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LidlPrivate sectorWorkers rights
Burberry’s factory and mill in Castleford, where cloth is woven, and skilled workers stitch the iconic gabardine trench coat. Photo: Beck Wallace

Oxfam and Burberry: Moving ‘beyond audit’ to impact

Rachel Wilshaw

November 13th, 2018 General, Influencing, Living wage, Private sector

Engaging with Burberry as a ‘critical friend’ has helped Oxfam to understand barriers and opportunities for better workers’ rights. Rachel Wilshaw describes how collaboration has enabled us to innovate and test …

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BurberryEthical tradeLiving wagePrivate sector
iPhone. Credit: Pixabay.com

What the iPhone has got to do with inequality

Franziska Mager

July 11th, 2017 Book Banter, Inequality

What is the role of the state in fostering innovation and economic growth? Mariana Mazzucato’s book, The Entrepreneurial State, reveals the role of the public sector in risk taking and …

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