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As the only agency within the UN with a tripartite structure, ILO strives to guarantee the core elements of social justice, which are respect for human rights, decent living standards, human working conditions, employment opportunity and economic security for working people everywhere. In line with this objective, the ILO aims to combat child labour, to increase women and youth employment, to strengthen social dialogue and eliminate informal economy.
UN Joint Programme on Harnessing Sustainable Linkages for the SMEs In Turkey's Textile Sector
With the aim of enhancing international competitiveness of SMEs and promoting decent work in textile and clothing sector of Turkey, UNDP, UNIDO and ILO in cooperation with İTKİB (İstanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters Association) has launched a Joint Programme (JP) on "Harnessing Sustainable Linkages for the SMEs in Turkey's Textile Sector".
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Auditing and Certification Research
In 2005 ILO, in cooperation with the EU, will conduct a research project on auditing and certification. The project will be implemented by ILO Ankara Office and Multinational Enterprises Department in Geneva. The project will survey the extent, costs and benefits of auditing and certification programmes in Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey.
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ILO/EU Textile Training Project
Worker - Management Education Project For Supply Chain Factories on Productivity And Working Conditions
The apparel industry is one of the world’s largest employers. It is an industry that has witnessed a major transformation in the last fifty years with a shift from domestic sourcing in industrialised countries by Multinational Enterprises to business models based on outsourcing from developing countries with lower production and labor costs. The formerly dominant model of rigidly hierarchical firms manufacturing goods within wholly owned facilities in national operations for local markets has given way to transnational operations of alliances and supplier-based manufacturing that serve a range of global markets.
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