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Market System Analysis - Rwanda

Weaving better working conditions into Rwanda's garment industry

Untangling the garment value chain to promote better working conditions and fight informality in Rwanda

Does Piece Rate Pay Impact Perceived Occupational Hazards in Garment Factories? Evidence from Vietnam

Recruitment experiences of South Asian migrant workers in Jordan’s garment industry

Improving productivity and working conditions for enterprise growth and decent job creation

The ILO office for Pakistan launched a pilot project to improve the productivity, competiveness and sustainability of enterprises in textile and leather sectors using ILO global tool Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) under...

International Framework Agreements in the food retail, garment and chemicals sectors: Lessons learned from three case studies

With a focus on three recent IFAs in three economic sectors, this working paper is a contribution to the growing body of knowledge on international framework agreements. It complements existing and ongoing research on national and cross-border...

From Obligation to Opportunity

Scrutinizing the garment and textiles value chains to foster better working conditions in Vietnam and Indonesia

Workers Resource Centre

WRC Fact Sheet (English)

Measurement of the employment and labour-related impacts of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)

This report is produced for the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Multinational Enterprises and Enterprise Engagement Unit by Richard Sidebottom . It provides an analysis of how to measure the impact of MNEs, with a particular focus on...

Fact Sheet (English)

LIMA - Labour Inspection Management Application

Better Work Vietnam

Stitching a Future: Stories of Hope and Success in Viet Nam’s Garment Industry

Bringing together a range of personal stories from workers from across Viet Nam, this Photo Diary offers a unique insight into the lives and experiences of those employed in the garment industry today.

Occupational safety and health

Trade unions in Bangladesh: Promoting safe and healthy workplaces in the garment sector

Trade unions are a centre piece in building safer workplaces. The main purpose of the advocacy tool is to highlight the important role and responsibility that unions could continue to play in building proper workers’ awareness and action on OSH,...

Achievements of RMG Centre of Excellence project

Towards a better skilled workforce in Bangladesh RMG sector

Project report

Towards safer working conditions in the Bangladesh ready-made garment sector

This report highlights the results and achievement of the first phase of ILO's Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector Programme (2013-2017)

Better Work Lesotho, Better Work Nicaragua, Better Work Haiti - Final cluster evaluation summary

Evaluation consultants: Rafael Muñoz Sevilla, Carolina del Campo Vara

ILO Asia-Pacific Garment and Footwear Sector Research Note Issue 8

Developing Asia's garment and footwear industry: Recent employment and wage trends

This brief presents the latest employment and wage estimates in 12 major garment-producing countries in developing Asia

Mixed picture for Indonesia’s garment sector

This Bulletin provides a snapshot of the performance and progress of Indonesia’s garment, textiles and footwear (GTF) industry, with a focus on employment, wages and working hours.

Ethical Trading Initiative supports SCORE Training in global supply chains

Improving the garment sector in Lao PDR: Compliance through inspection and dialogue - Final Evaluation Summary

Evaluation consultant: Mr. Chris Morris

Evaluation Summary: Improving the Garment Sector in Lao PDR: Compliance through Inspection and Dialogue Project: Project fact sheet

A Snapshot - Minimum wage setting, implementation and working conditions in the formal and informal sectors of the garment industry in...

This is a snapshot of the report, drafted in 2015, analyses the legal and policy frameworks and the implementation of minimum wages in Pakistan, with a particular focus on the textile and garment sectors. The report has been undertaken by the ILO’s...