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Fact sheet

Improving working conditions in the ready-made garment sector in Bangladesh

A Snapshot - Barriers to pay equality in Pakistan - The gender pay gap in the garment sector

This is a snapshot of the report that sets out to examine pay inequality in Pakistan and, in particular, in the country’s garment sector. The report has been undertaken by the ILO’s Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains: A Programme for Action...

Garment Factory Characteristics and Workplace Sexual Harassment

Policy Brief on Practices and Regulations of Recruitment to Garment Work

The policy brief maps common recruitment practices and regulations observed along recruitment pathways to garment and textile work in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Jordan and Lebanon.

Report

Global Comparative Study on Wage Fixing Institutions and their Impacts in Major Garment Producing Countries

This global comparative study provides an overview of wage-fixing institutions, including minimum wages and collective bargaining, in ten garment-producing countries around the world.

INWORK Policy Brief No. 10

Purchasing practices and working conditions in global supply chains: Global Survey results

Occupational safety and health

The Remediation Coordination Cell for the Bangladesh garment industry

Since the collapse of Rana Plaza in April 2013, the International Labour Organization with the support of Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom has worked to improve safety in the Bangladesh garment industry. Over 1,500 garment factories...

Research note

Cambodian Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin issue 6: What explains strong export and weak employment figures in the Cambodian garment...

The Cambodian Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin provides an overview of recent developments in the sector, with an emphasis on issues related to wages and working conditions.

Rana Plaza survivors

Handbook on career counselling (English and Bangla)

This handbook on career counselling has been developed to share practical guidelines for those working with survivors of traumatic incidents

SCORE Training Flyer with Infographics

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 86

Purchasing practices and low wages in global supply chains: Empirical cases from the garment industry

Barriers to pay equality in Pakistan - The gender pay gap in the garment sector

This report sets out to examine pay inequality in Pakistan and, in particular, in the country’s garment sector. The report has been undertaken by the ILO’s Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains: A Programme for Action in Asia and the Garment...

Final evaluation summary

Improving working conditions in the ready-made garment sector in Bangladesh

Myanmar labour issues from the perspective of enterprises: Findings from a survey of food processing and garment manufacturing enterprises

Along with Myanmar’s political and economic systems, the country’s labour market is undergoing a profound transformation. At the same time, systematic information on the labour market is scarce. Addressing this gap, this study presents data...

Working in Freedom Project

Working conditions of migrant garment workers in India: A literature review

Working in Freedom Project

Migrant domestic and garment workers in Jordan: A baseline analysis of trafficking in persons and related laws and policies

Migrant domestic and garment workers in Jordan: A baseline analysis of trafficking in persons and related laws and policies - Cover 115x77

Fair recruitment and decent work for women migrant workers in South Asia and the Middle East - Global Component - Midterm Evaluation Summary

Lean Manufacturing Techniques For Textile Industries

The idea of developing this manual came as a contribution from the ILO Cairo Office to highlight the importance of adapting “Lean Manufacturing” principles in the production process especially in Food, Textile and Ready –made Garments industries.

Lean Manufacturing Techniques For Ready Made Garments Industry

The idea of developing this manual came as a contribution from the ILO Cairo Office to highlight the importance of adapting “Lean Manufacturing” principles in the production process especially in Food, Textile and Ready –made Garments industries.