Resources on Textiles, clothing, leather, and footwear sector

  1. Disbursement of additional employment benefits begins for Ali Enterprise factory fire beneficiaries

    22 May 2018

  2. Building better industrial relations through conciliation

    16 May 2018

  3. From Obligation to Opportunity

    07 May 2018

    Scrutinizing the garment and textiles value chains to foster better working conditions in Vietnam and Indonesia

  4. Workers Resource Centre launched for Bangladesh garment sector

    11 April 2018

    A Workers Resource Centre (WRC) has been launched to build the capacity of trade unions in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh.

  5. Promoting Better Work for women in Vietnam’s garment sector

    29 March 2018

    The Better Work programme helps improve working conditions in garment factories, while making the sector more competitive.

  6. Measurement of the employment and labour-related impacts of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)

    13 March 2018

    This report is produced for the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Multinational Enterprises and Enterprise Engagement Unit by Richard Sidebottom . It provides an analysis of how to measure the impact of MNEs, with a particular focus on developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

  7. Eliminating Child Labour and Forced Labour in the Cotton, Textile and Garment Value Chains: An Integrated Approach

    01 March 2018

    The CLEAR Cotton project “Eliminating Child Labour and Forced Labour in the Cotton, Textile and Garment Value Chains: An Integrated Approach” seeks to promote enhanced legislation and policies, to address the basic needs and rights of children engaged or at risk of child labour, and of victims of forced labour, while adopting an integrated area based approach, embedded in a value chain approach including cooperation with local industry and international buyers.

  8. ILO Flagship programme launches strategy to enhance gender equality in the garment industry

    31 January 2018

  9. Bangladesh: Improving safety in the garment industry

    17 January 2018

    An ILO programme is helping garment factories in Bangladesh improve safety and minimize the risk of another tragedy like the one that claimed more than 1,100 lives in 2013.

  10. A win-win result through social dialogue

    31 December 2017

    Social dialogue training builds empathy between employers and workers in Bangladesh