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Social security

Workplace injury insurance must be part of the Rana Plaza legacy

Gilbert Houngbo, ILO Deputy Director-General for Field Operations and Partnerships speaks about the lessons for Bangladesh from the Rana Plaza tragedy

ILO statement on the new minimum wage for Cambodia's textiles, garment and footwear sector

Progress on labour rights and factory safety in Bangladesh, but ILO calls for further improvements

The Government of Bangladesh has made important progress to ensure labour rights and factory safety in the ready-made garment and knitwear industry in Bangladesh, but a lot of work still remains to be done.

Employer-employee cooperation vital for RMG Sector development

DHAKA – The need to promote dialogue and build trust between workers and employers to ensure sustainable growth of the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector was stressed by high-level speakers at an event on workplace cooperation held in Dhaka today.

Media Advisory

ILO, EU, Bangladesh and US to take stock of achievements in Bangladesh

The European Commission, the ILO and the Governments of Bangladesh and the US hold a high-level meeting to take stock of progress made in terms of labour conditions in Bangladesh.

Partnership

Denmark signs new Partnership Programme with ILO worth $11.2 million

Agreement will provide flexible and predictable resources to the ILO's Regular Budget Supplementary Fund and to the joint ILO-IFC programme, Better Work

RMG trade union members learn safety and organisational skills

Trade union members will be better placed to enhance conditions in the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector following a week-long programme of training activities designed to increase their organizational capacity and involvement in occupational safety...

Authorities urged to prepare for enhanced building and fire safety role

Bangladesh needs to ready its institutional, regulatory and oversight mechanisms relating to building and fire safety to ensure a safe working environment in the ready-made garment sector once the current support from external partners ends a...

Corporate social responsibility

ILO and H&M sign unique agreement on sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry

New partnership will address industrial relations, wages, capacity building for social partners and skills development in global supply chains of the garment industry.

ILO and H&M sign unique agreement on sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and H&M have forged a unique partnership to promote sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry.

ILO and the CNTAC launch a report on labour protection of interns in Chinese textile and apparel enterprises

An ILO report show that a significant proportion of interns in Chinese textile and apparel enterprises worked without adequate legal protection and in some cases the working conditions amounted to forced labour.

ILO-Brussels at “Sustainable fashion action learning” day in Antwerp

ILO-Brussels contributed to a “Sustainable Fashion Action Learning” event organized on 25 August by the Antwerp-based International Centre for Action Learning on Business Ethics and Sustainability (ITCCO).

ILO Provides 95 Motorcycles for Labour Inspectors

DHAKA – A total of 95 motorcycles which will boost the capacity of government officials to carry out inspections at garment factories were handed over in a ceremony held in Dhaka today.

Skills training for people with disabilities

ILO: Better Work Indonesia improves access to jobs in garment industry for people with disabilities

According to a World Report on Disability (2011) published by The World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank, there are roughly a billion people with disabilities in the world. Further, there are approximately 785 million of people with...

International Labour Standards

ILO and Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) agree to jointly promote ‘International Labour Standards in Textile Industries in...

The Pakistan Textiles Exporters Association has partnered with ILO for technical assistance in helping the association and its members in designing, developing and enforcing a self-inspection system.

Help for migrants

Jordan workers’ centre proves an essential lifeline for migrants

In less than one year the Al Hassan Industrial Zone Workers’ Centre in Jordan has become a model for servicing migrant workers.

Women in the world of work: ILO trains journalists on reporting gender and labor rights

On Monday 7th July 2014, thirty (30) journalists from print and electronic media convened for a three day meeting to equip them with advanced reporting skills on covering gender and labour rights in Pakistan. The training has been organized by the...

Progress booked after one year of ILO-EU-Bangladesh Compact on safety in garment factories

A year ago, the ILO, the EU, Bangladesh and the United States signed a Compact to improve labour rights in the garment industry of Bangladesh.

Garment industry in Bangladesh

Trade union leaders in the Asia Pacific region to consider strategies to halt weaking of union rights

Around 40 trade union leaders from 20 countries in the Asia Pacific region are attending a seminar organized by the ILO Bureau for Workers‘ Activities (ACTRAV) on strengthening union activities. The seminar is taking place at the Pan Pacific...

Center of Excellence Project Aims to Create Skilled Workforce for RMG Sector in Bangladesh

The Government of Bangladesh and the International Labour Organization have signed a new project to establish a Center of Excellence (COE) for Ready Made Garment Sector aimed at creating a skilled labour force for the export oriented industry.