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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...

Project kicked off at northern garment factories

Coping with COVID-19 – Lesson from the Ethiopian garment and textile industry

With the purpose of sharing factories practices to prevent COVID-19 and improve workers’ well being, the ILO programme on advancing decent work and inclusive industrialisation (SIRAYE) hosted the second webinar series with over 20 factories across...

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.

Interview

Sustainability of businesses depends on how we protect our workers from COVID-19

On Labour Day, Country Director of ILO Bangladesh, Tuomo Poutiainen spoke about the measures aimed at tackling the Covid-19 pandemic and the importance of protecting workers.

Protect workers both now and after lockdowns ease, says ILO

The International Labour Organization warns that without adequate safeguards for returning workers there could be a second wave of the virus.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

All workers in all industries must be protected from infections

Country Director of ILO Bangladesh, Tuomo Poutiainen's message on 2020 World Day for Safety and Health at Work was published in several newspaper supplements.

COVID-19: Supporting enterprises, jobs and incomes

ILO welcomes joint action to tackle COVID-19 threats to global garment industry

Employers, workers, retailers and major brands will form an international working group – convened by the International Labour Organization – to address the already serious damage to the garment industry caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19: Stimulating the economy and employment

COVID-19: How social and economic sectors are responding

The COVID-19 crisis is having a devastating effect on all social and economic sectors. In a series of briefs, the ILO analyses how the pandemic is affecting the functioning of these sectors and how they are responding to alleviate its effects.

Preliminary analysis of a garment industry survey in Ethiopia on COVID-19 impact

The ILO conducted 20 semi-structured interviews with managers from garment and textile factories in Ethiopia from 1-3 April 2020. Presented here are preliminary summary results from the conversations.

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...

The Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA) launches 4 new products to support the sustainable and inclusive development of the...

The Myanmar Garment Manufacturers association (MGMA) launched two new tools aiming at improving the labour compliance among the organization’s members and facilitate their development of healthy induction practices for new workers. In addition, MGMA...

Employers Organizations

One more step in the compliance journey of the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA) Ms. Daw Khine Khine Nwe, Secretary General...

Launch of four new products for Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA) with the support of the ILO Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP)

Better Work in Vietnam and the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement

Roopa Nair, Head of Operations, Quality, and Innovation at Better Work, participated at a High-Level Conference on the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement, organized in the European Parliament.

Bangladesh labour inspectorate rolls out digitalized system to monitor all industries

Interview

A modus operandi for bringing accountability in workplace safety

Access to finance

Remediation finance scheme for a safer RMG industry

The focus on productivity: A workers point of view

ILO’s SIRAYE programme on Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialization launched its productivity and quality intervention pilot led by the Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Programme. The intervention was a four...

Ministerial discussion on Inclusive Industrial Development and Decent Jobs in Global Supply Chains in Ethiopia

The ILO hosted delegates from the German and Ethiopian governments to discuss “Inclusive Industrial Development and Decent Jobs in Global Supply Chains in Ethiopia”

Ministerial discussion on Inclusive Industrial Development and Decent Jobs in Global Supply Chains in Ethiopia

The ILO hosted delegates from the German and Ethiopian governments to discuss “Inclusive Industrial Development and Decent Jobs in Global Supply Chains in Ethiopia”