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COVID-19: Supporting enterprises, jobs and incomes
Employers and workers join forces to reinstate the past glory of Indonesian garment and footwear industries
The COVID-19 pandemic has threaten the health and livelihoods of workers and employers around the world, including Indonesia. The Indonesian employers and workers from the garment and footwear industries have opted to join forces to overcome the...
COVID-19: Supporting enterprises, jobs and incomes
Towards concerted efforts for business sustainability and protection of workers of garment and footwear industries
The ILO facilitates dialogue among government, workers’ and employers’ organizations on strengthening the coordination and efforts to promote sustainability of business and protection of workers in garment and footwear industries.
COVID-19 and social dialogue
Tackling the impact of COVID-19 pandemic with transparencies between employers and workers
What can employers and workers do to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic? They can work together. The ILO calls for the cooperation between representatives of employers and workers through social dialogues.
Better Work Jordan and IFC join forces to tackle gender-based violence in Jordan’s garment sector
A new programme will support national stakeholders in addressing gender-based violence.
COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
Social media campaign to promote social dialogue and OSH in the garment industry during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the garment industry and its supply chains. The ILO/IFC’s Better Work Indonesia (BWI) programme has conducted an advocacy and awareness raising campaign to promote win-win solutions for both management...
COVID-19: Protecting Workers in the workplace
Managing positive mental health during COVID-19 pandemic in garment industry
The ILO’s Better Work Indonesia developed an online stress management training to create positive working and living environment for workers and management of garment industry during the COVID-19 outbreak.
COVID-19: Challenges and Impact on the Garment and Textile Industry
The ILO Siraye programme on Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialization in Ethiopia hosted the first of a planned series of webinar aimed at bringing together representatives from the garment and textile factories and brands to address...
Ridwan Kamil, Governor of West Java
West Java Province plan to strengthen the business competitiveness of the garment industry
Ridwan Kamil, Governor of West Java, participated in the interactive session of the ILO’s BWI annual Business Forum in Jakarta. He shared his vision and programme to continue strengthening the business competitiveness of the West Java Province.
Gender equality campaign
Promoting gender equality through an innovative video blog campaign
The ILO’s Better Work Indonesia (BWI) programme has launched an innovative campaign on gender equality in garment industry. Making the best use of technology, BWI’s campaign ran a video blog (vlog) competition.
Leading automotive supply chain businesses discuss the role of responsible business practices in their future
Peer learning on socially responsible business and good labour practices in supply chains: a competitive factor for the automotive sector in a globalized world
Indonesia Business Forum 2018: Scaling up collaboration to achieve greater impact
Indonesia’s garment sector is ranked among the top ten largest textile producing countries and the main contributor to the national economy. The ILO-BWI programme continuously empowers local garment business to be succeed in global garment industry...
OSH Campaign
Promoting safer and healthier workplaces through audiovisual campaign
Seventy two garment companies participated at the video and photo competition organized by the ILO through its Better Work Indonesia (BWI) programme on occupational safety and health (OSH) issues. The competition was part of the ILO’s 2018 OSH...
Promoting a level playing field
Sialkot sports goods sector promotes a level playing field
The Employers Federation of Pakistan in collaboration with Baidarie and with the technical assistance of ILO under the Japan Government funded Project on “More and Better Jobs through Socially Responsible Labour Practices in the sports goods...
Workers pick up safety quiz prizes
A prize giving ceremony has marked the end of ‘Safe Workplaces, Go ahead Bangladesh’ radio campaign. The campaign raised awareness of basic occupational safety and health (OSH) issues and their prevention in the Bangladesh RMG sector.
Research Paper
Emerging economies hold key to future of work in the auto industry
What are the main future of work challenges the automotive industry faces around the globe? ILO News spoke with Tommaso Pardi, author of a research paper commissioned by the ILO through the France-ILO cooperation agreement, looking at the...
A Task Force on promoting sustainable and responsible business in the Sialkot sports goods manufacturing sector is established
A Task Force on promoting sustainable and responsible business in the Sialkot sports goods manufacturing sector under ILO’s Project “More and better jobs through socially responsible labour practices in Asia”, funded by the Government of Japan is...
World Day against Child Labour 2016
A journey to child labour free in supply chains
Manipulating the age or borrowing another person’s diploma is not a secret for underage applicants who work in garment factories. They have to work to support their families although they have to face the harsh reality that as child labourers they...
World Day against Child Labour 2016
Tackling child labour in supply chains in Indonesia
This year’s World Day against Child Labour is marked by a focus on child labour and supply chains. Taking the theme: “End Child Labour in Supply Chains”, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the United States Embassy in...
160 labour inspectors to receive comprehensive labour inspection training
DHAKA - A comprehensive labour inspection training programme was launched today that will see 160 labour inspectors gain the skills needed to boost working conditions and worker safety in Bangladesh.
National RMG factory inspection initiative hits 1,000 mark
DHAKA - Government efforts to inspect ready-made garment factories for structural, fire and electrical safety have reached the 1,000 factory mark.