... The world has reached a tipping point. Sixty per cent of global trade is now driven by big business which, without apology, uses a business model based on exploitation and abuse of human rights in supply chains. Workers’ rights at home or abroad mean little or nothing to the heads of major corporations.... The ITUC has profiled 25 companies to demonstrate their wealth, their global footprints, and the number of working livelihoods dependent on their behaviour. Many of these are hidden workers... Another 25 corporate profiles will follow in our next edition... We will continue to offer dialogue with companies to help establish minimum living wages, and to bargain with unions for higher-skilled workers in all sectors. But we also insist the due diligence that the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights require...