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First Project Advisory Committee-ILO, PTEA Public Private Partnership

On 25th August 2015, the first meeting of the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) for the ‘Public Private Partnership (PPP) for ILS Compliance and Reporting in Textile Sector in Faisalabad’ was convened and chaired by Mr Khizar Hayat, Federal...

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.

Garment industry in Cambodia

How the ILO helps to promote labour standards in global supply chains

Cambodia’s garment and footwear sector has continued to perform solidly in 2014 and the first quarter of 2015. Exports continued to grow along with employment and workers’ average wages, a new ILO analysis finds.

Growth continues for Cambodia's garment and footwear sector

The ILO’s new Bulletin on Cambodia’s garment and footwear sector launched on 16 July 2015 in Phnom Penh.

ILO and Government of Pakistan sign Letter of Understanding to Support the Public Private Partnership on Labour Law Compliance in the...

The Government of Pakistan has committed to facilitating an enabling environment for the private sector to comply with international labour standards and labour laws in Pakistan. This was during the signing of the Letter of Understanding to support...

ILO and Government of Pakistan sign Letter of Understanding to Support the PPP on Labour Law Compliance in the Textile Sector in Faisalabad

The Government of Pakistan has committed to facilitating an enabling environment for the private sector to comply with international labour standards and labour laws in Pakistan. This was during the signing of the Letter of Understanding to support...

Better Factories Cambodia’s latest Synthesis Report

The report finds slight improvements in garment factory working conditions, although issues of overtime and occupational safety and health continue

Partnerships

ILO and the Netherlands sign agreement to strengthen labour inspection systems in Pakistan

The partnership will strengthen institutional mechanisms for effective labour inspection; enhance human resource capacities in the country to enforce the law on labour inspections and partner with the private sector to promote international labour...

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.

Third Buyers Meeting on the Textile Sector in Pakistan

The third Buyers Forum in Pakistan convened with a total of 19 international brand representatives on 23rd June 2015. The Buyers reaffirmed their commitment to better labour and environmental practices in the textile sector. The buyers also agreed...

Accident compensation

Rana Plaza victims’ compensation scheme secures funds needed to make final payments

ILO Director-General encouraged by milestone but says more work remains to be done.

G7 Summit at Schloss Elmau

ILO Director-General welcomes G7 commitment on responsible supply chains

“The ILO will collaborate closely with its constituents and G7 partners to translate this vision into reality,” said Guy Ryder, who was at the G7 Summit in Elmau, Germany.

ILO and BEF ink agreement to enhance Occupational Safety and Health in the RMG sector

DHAKA - A major push to enhance Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in the Bangladesh ready made garment industry is underway following the signing of an agreement between the Bangladesh Employers Federation (BEF) and International Labour...

ILO stresses need for Bangladesh Labour Act implementation rules to reflect international...

DHAKA - The International Labour Organization (ILO) has stressed the importance of ensuring that the proposed implementation rules for the Bangladesh Labour Act comply with international labour standards

ILO joins hands with Bangladesh IndustriALL Council

ILO has joined hands with the Bangladesh IndustriALL Council (IBC) to further strengthen workers’ rights and working conditions in the ready-made garment industry.

Better Work

Safety Fun Run 2015 to educate garment workers in lifting safety and health standards

About 4,500 garment workers in the South are set to join Better Work Vietnam’s annual fun run this year on 17 May in Binh Duong to highlight the issue of health and safety in the apparel industry.

Employment injury insurance

A Legacy of Rana Plaza: making employment injury insurance a reality for all

Workers who were victims of Rana Plaza were uninsured and intensive efforts to compensate them had to be made after the fact. The ILO says the accident is a wake-up call to establish national employment injury insurance so all workers are protected...

Rana Plaza commemoration highlights progress made and challenges ahead in Bangladesh ready-made garment sector

Speakers at a commemoration event to mark the second Rana Plaza anniversary recognised the progress made towards creating a safer ready-made garment (RMG) sector for Bangladesh while stressing the need for further improvements to working conditions...

Rana Plaza, two years on

Factory inspector, a challenging but honourable job

Since the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse there has been a sustained effort to enhance the capacity and efficiency of the Labour Inspectorate. ILO is supporting this process through its Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector...

ILO calls for greater social dialogue in Bangladesh RMG sector

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for greater social dialogue among representatives of government, employers and workers within the Bangladesh ready-made garment sector, highlighting the gains this would bring.