News

November 2009

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   Better Work Programme

   U.S. Garment Buyers Team Up to Support Better Work

   19 November 2009

   The US Council for International Business (USCIB) has announced support for Better Work by five of the biggest U.S. apparel companies--Gap Inc., Levi Strauss & Co., Nike, Walmart and the Walt Disney Company—which will contribute over USD $1 million to Better Work through the USCIB’s foundation.

October 2009

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   Better Work programme

   International buyers get behind the Haitian garment industry

   07 October 2009

   Better Work, the unique partnership programme of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), organized the first-ever international buyers forum in Haiti recently as part of a new project that is expected to create jobs and promote sustainable development and responsible labour practices in the country’s apparel industry.

October 2008

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   Better work program

   IFC and ILO to improve labor standards and competitiveness in Vietnam’s apparel industry

   07 October 2008

   IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the International Labour Organization today launched the program to improve working conditions for more than 700,000 workers in the Vietnamese apparel industry and boost the international competitiveness of the sector.

February 2008

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   IFC and ILO team up to support Jordanian clothing exports through improved labour standards

   07 February 2008

   Jordanian Minister of Labour announces the Better Work Jordan project