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Second batch of awareness raising seminars conducted on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work for cotton growing communities in...

Under the ILO-INDITEX PPP, a second batch of two community level awareness raising seminars seminars were conducted in district Sanghar benefiting 183 participants (cotton growing communities and local key stakeholders) to strengthen their...

Towards improving skills in the Garment & Leather and the Chemical & Cosmetics sectors

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) under the umbrella of “Applying the G20 Training Strategy Project: A Partnership of the ILO and the Russian Federation”, facilitated two workshops on validating the results of field study examining the...

Enhancing responsible business practices in key Chinese industries

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.

Fire Service and Civil Defence Week

ILO’s effort in improving fire safety in Bangladesh

The Fire Service and Civil Defence Week is observed from 6-12 November in Bangladesh. On this occasion, Country Director of ILO Bangladesh, Tuomo Poutiainen reflects on the development in fire safety measures in Bangladesh. This write-up was first...

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

The ILO and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) join forces to strengthen the labour dimension of corporate social...

Delegates enthusiastically engage on issues around labour standards, Chinese labour law and CSR during a three-day training

ILO-UN Indonesia media visit

Experiencing working lives in Indonesia’s garment sector

The ILO in collaboration with UN Indonesia conducted a media visit to one of the ILO’s Better Work Indonesia’s garment factories in Semarang. The media visit provided insights and real experiences to Indonesian journalists about working lives in the...

Informality

Lima’s Gamarra market: The benefits of moving to the formal economy

Combating informality is key to governments’ efforts to reduce inequality and social exclusion. This is particularly true in Peru where many employees work in informal conditions.

Chemical safety

Millions of workers die or fall sick globally due to chemical exposure in textiles, pesticides in agriculture, asbestos in construction,...

A global framework for international chemicals and waste management, known as Beyond 2020, was discussed in Bangkok from 30 September - 4 October 2019.

ILO global business forum highlights the importance of a sustainability vision for Bangladesh’s RMG sector

Future of $34 billion industry heavily linked to improved labour market governance, effective social dialogue and responsible sourcing practices.

Trade for Her: Empowering women through international trade

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder underlined the need for a human-centred approach to trade policy at the ‘Trade for Her’ conference, organized by the European Commissioner for Trade.

Developing a Skills Strategy for the Garment sector in Ethiopia

As part of the Norwegian-funded SKILL-UP Ethiopia Project, the ILO in collaboration with national stakeholders organized a capacity-building workshop using the ILO’s Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) methodology.

Awareness raising seminars on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW) for cotton growing communities in Mirpur Khas

Under the ILO-INDITEX PPP, two community level awareness raising seminars benefited 153 participants (cotton growing communities and local key stakeholders) to strengthen their understanding onFundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW) and...

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ETHIOPIA - “The training helped me to understand the importance of team work which is critical to improve...

An ILO project is contributing to the development of a socially sustainable textile and garment industry in Ethiopia through improved labour relations, productivity, wages and working conditions.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ETHIOPIA - “Getting myself through college is my priority”

As Ethiopia embarks on the journey of industrialization, more and more young people are joining the garment and textile industry to make ends meet.

ILO video on ready-made garment workers’ rights goes ‘viral’

YouTube film on three female workers and freedom of association clocks up over 800K views.

Getting myself through college is my priority

As Ethiopia embarks on the journey of industrialization, more and more young people are joining the garment and textile industry to make ends meet.

Mothers@Work: supporting breastfeeding mothers in the workplace

Inspiring stories from factories affiliated with Better Work Bangladesh (BWB) show that breastfeeding facilities in the workplace benefit working mothers, their babies and employers.

Our impact, their voices

Improving breastfeeding facilities benefits workers, their babies and business

A worker-management committee has helped improve facilities for new mothers in one of Indonesia’s leading garment factories, while boosting productivity.