All news: Textiles, apparel, leather and related products

Better Work Jordan: PAC meeting examines preliminary studies seeking to promote decent work in garment sector

Better Work Jordan, partners examine working conditions at non-garment factories

Programme assessment report: Significant non-compliance issues, particularly in occupational safety and health systems

Uzbekistan

ILO addresses business conference on GSP+ and the opportunities in the Uzbek textile sector

At a business conference for textile companies from Uzbekistan, the ILO welcomed the progress achieved by the tripartite constituents and reflected on the continued work of the ILO and the Uzbek constituents.

Occupational safety and health

ILO’s Vision Zero Fund and Nike launch initiative to reduce injuries and deaths from road accidents among garment and footwear workers

Garment and footwear workers are disproportionately affected by road accidents; a new project aims to find out why and offer tools to improve safety.

Occupational safety and health

Stronger workplace safety targeted in key Bangladesh industrial sectors

Safety culture to be boosted in ten key industries, building on success of similar efforts in garment sector.

Governance

ILO and BIDA sign deal to streamline one-stop service for investors

Better Work Jordan helps fashion designers learn from garment exporters

Better Work Jordan, trade union join hands to implement strategic plan in garment sector

Two-year partnership MoU aims to improve communication and engagement with garment workers, advance sector industrial relations, and enhance worker grievance mechanism

Remediation for factory safety

Bangladesh labour inspectorate takes over factory safety records

Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia

Asia still ‘garment factory of the world’ yet faces numerous challenges as industry evolves

A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights trends in employment, wages and productivity the Asian garment, footwear and textiles industry.

Social security

Pilot employment injury scheme launched to provide income protection to Bangladesh's garment workers

The pilot employment injury scheme is a historic step towards strengthening occupational safety and health in Bangladesh.

ILO statement on BM Container Depot incident

#RatifyC190

Poster and social media competitions promote workplaces free from harassment and violence in garment sector

Better Work Indonesia (BWI), a joint programme of ILO and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), promotes safe working environment and the ratification of the ILO’s Convention No. 190 on Harassment and Violence through poster and social media...

Our impact, Their voices

Advancing productivity, quality improvement and decent work in Ethiopia’s garment industry - results so far.

The ILO Programme on Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialization in Ethiopia (SIRAYE) identified that a majority of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Ethiopian garment industry experienced low productivity and poor working...

Better Work programme

Better gender equality means more resilient future for Viet Nam’s garment, footwear industries

Robust evidence from ILO’s Better Work programme shows that empowering women could help to build forward better Viet Nam’s key export sectors from the COVID-19 pandemic.

First Industrial Safety Forum takes place in Dhaka

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Investment in OSH systems and in social dialogue should go hand in hand

ILO Bangladesh Country Director, Tuomo Poutiainen's message was published in several national newspapers on World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022.

Our impact, their voices

Indonesian garment factories step up to meet occupational safety and health standards

Through strengthening compliance with occupational safety and health (OSH) standards, two participating garment factories of Better Work Indonesia, a joint programme of ILO and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), have been recognized by the...

Equipping garment factory workers with soft skills to face future of work challenges

Understanding the importance of soft skills in the world of work, the ILO organizes a series of soft skills training in April-May 2022 targeting garment factory workers.

Better Work Jordan, national partners discuss need for sustainable MHPSS service delivery to garment workers

Workshop examines key findings of the study, “Assessment of Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes of Mental Health: The Garment Industry in Jordan”