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Workplace safety

Conclusions of the ILO's high level mission to Bangladesh

Joint statement issued by the tripartite partners at the conclusion of the ILO's high-level mission sent to Dhaka, Bangladesh, following the Rana Plaza Building collapse.

Labour Day

Statement by ILO Deputy Director General in Bangladesh on May Day 2013

by Mr. Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo, Deputy Director General of Field Operations and Partnerships

Workplace safety

ILO sends high-level mission to Bangladesh following the Rana Plaza Building collapse

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder says it is time for horror and regret to translate into urgent action.

Better Work Jordan hosts International Buyers' Forum for the Garment Industry

The International Labour Organization hosts a meeting of key stakeholders in the garment industry to work towards consensus on key issues related to working conditions.

Fire safety - Tripartite partners adopt National Tripartite Plan of Action on Fire Safety for the Ready-Made Garment Sector in Bangladesh

Women with disabilities boost Chittagong's growing RMG sector

Chittagong Mohila Polytechnic Institute this week inaugurated a new competency-based sewing machine operator’s training program for women with disabilities.

New opportunities for persons with disabilities in Bangladesh

Gazipur Technical School & College this week inaugurated a new sewing machine operator’s course which included persons with disabilities. The course is an important step towards meeting the growing skill needs of the quickly expanding readymade...

European Parliament adopts resolution on textile factory fires

As a reaction to fires in garment factories in Bangladesh and Pakistan, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on recent casualties in textile factory fires, notably in Bangladesh.

Tripartite Meeting on Fire Safety in the Workplace in Bangladesh

A tripartite meeting on fire safety in the work place in Bangladesh was organized jointly by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the ILO on 15 January 2013. Following the daylong deliberations, a tripartite statement of commitment was adopted...

Indonesia

Fighting disability from within

Indonesia’s law states that disabled people must make up at least one per cent of a company’s workforce. As some garment factories employ over 100,000 people, the challenge is not an easy one. But now the law has found a new ally.

ILO’S Press Release on the tragic incident of fire in a garment factory at Ashulia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is greatly shocked and saddened by the tragic incident of fire in a garment factory at Ashulia adjacent to Dhaka on 24 November 2012 that resulted in the unfortunate deaths of more than 100 workers. The...

Better Work Indonesia: Improving capacity of HR and compliance practitioners in the Indonesian garment industry

To improve the performance of the Indonesian garment industry and to strengthen the capacity of companies to be more socially responsible, the ILO through its Better Work Indonesia programme is organising a one-day Networking Event for Human...

Viet Nam: Serving markets and workers

Textiles are Viet Nam’s second largest export and provide about two million jobs for local workers. The sector has usually been associated with high productivity and competitiveness, but also with poor working conditions. Is it possible to reconcile...

Occupational safety and health

Garment workers run for safety in 2012

Over 3,600 garment workers will run this Sunday 22th April at 6:30am at Binh Duong New City, Binh Duong Province. This is 3rd year, Better Work organize this event as part of a safety campaign to mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work.

Media Advisory- Meeting on findings and recommendations related to garment and shoe factory fainting incidents

Media advisory of a meeting on findings and recommendations related to garment and shoe factory fainting incidents organized by ILO-Better Factories Cambodia.

Garment industry

Training better supervisors means better business for Cambodia’s factories

By Maeve Galvin, Communication and Advocacy Officer and Ying Bun, Better Factories, ILO Cambodia. Good supervisors help workers become more efficient and productive, bad ones affect morale and competitiveness. But when ordinary workers are promoted...

ILO welcomes landmark agreement in Cambodia’s garment industry

ILO News (Bangkok): The International Labour Organization (ILO) has welcomed the landmark agreement reached by Cambodia’s garment sector unions and manufacturers, to improve relations in the industry.

Garment workers run for safety in factories

2,500 garment workers run on Sunday 25 April at 7.00 at Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park, Binh Duong Province in a safety campaign to mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2010.

Employment policy, social protection needed to help Cambodian garment workers recover from impacts of economic downturn

(ILO, Phnom Penh) On the surface, those garment workers who were not laid off as a result of the economic downturn should be considered lucky. But new data from an ILO led survey shows that even those who kept their jobs were not left unscathed –...