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ILO Asia-Pacific Garment and Footwear Sector Research Note Issue 7

Employment and wages rising in Pakistan's garment sector

This research note provides an overview of recent trends in employment, wages, and exports in Pakistan’s garment, textile and footwear sector. It shows that the sector is highly important to Pakistan, but it faces a number of major challenges.

Handbook

Psychosocial counselling guideline for the survivors of industrial disasters

This handbook on psychosocial counselling has been developed to share practical guidelines for those working with survivors of traumatic incidents. In the aftermath of Rana Plaza the ILO with the support of Canada, the Netherlands and the United...

Research note

Cambodian Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin Issue 5: Recent trade policy developments and possible implications for Cambodia’s 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.

Workplace Compliance in Global Supply Chains

The aim of the study on workplace compliance is to map and analyse some of the governance mechanisms engaged in global supply chains, and to encourage collaboration between stakeholders to develop a culture of compliance.

SCORE Programme Brief - Phase II

Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises programme at a glance

Garment Sector Stakeholders’ Forum – An Update

The Garment Sector Stakeholders’ Forum, aims to build linkages between stakeholders, provide opportunities for information sharing and best practice and to provide stakeholder guidance on the work and planning of the ILO and GIZ programming in the...

Garment Sector Stakeholder Forum: A round-up

In 2015 the ILO’s Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains project and GIZ agreed to support a Garment Sector Stakeholder Forum, made up of a broad range of those working in or on labour standards in the textile and garment sectors. The forum aims...

ILO Asia-Pacific Garment and Footwear Sector Research Note Issue 6

Employment and wages in Myanmar's nascent garment sector

This research note examines the garment, textile and footwear sector in Myanmar, a sector that appears poised for strong growth.

Wages

Wages and productivity in the garment sector in Asia and the Pacific and the Arab States

This brief provides an overview of trends, recent policy developments and recommendations with regards to wages and productivity in the garment sector in Asia and the Pacific and the Arab States.

Manual

Manual for capacity building of DIFE inspectors on follow-up of preliminary safety assessments and CAP development

This manual provides guidance for inspectors of the Department for Inspections of Factories and Establishments (DIFE) on how to follow up preliminary safety assessments of RMG factories and the development of corrective action plans.

Minimum wage setting, implementation and working conditions in the formal and informal sectors of the garment industry in Pakistan

This 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 Labour Standards in...

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 83

Redistributing value added towards labour in apparel supply chains: Tackling low wages through purchasing practices

Regional Model Competency Standards: Garment work

Competency standards are a set of benchmarks that define the skills, knowledge, and attributes that people need to perform a work role. They are developed in consultation with industry, in order to ensure that they reflect the needs of the...

Rana Plaza - Three years on

Strengthening workplace safety and labour rights in the Bangladesh ready-made garment sector

In the three years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza, the ILO has been working with the Government of Bangladesh, employers and workers organizations to improve working conditions in the Bangladeshi garment industry. This updated publication...

Research note

Cambodian Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin Issue 4: Trends in Cambodian garment and footwear prices and their implications for wages...

The ILO's Cambodia Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin provides a regular statistical update regarding developments in the sector and includes a feature article on key topics. This month's feature article is on the topic of garment prices and their...

ILO-ADB study

Bangladesh: Looking beyond garments – an employment diagnostic study

This joint ILO/ADB report looks at areas and actions for Bangladesh to develop its economy away from reliance on the ready made garment sector.

ILO Asia-Pacific Garment and Footwear Sector Research Note Issue 5

Weak minimum wage compliance in Asia’s garment industry

Minimum wages can be an important part of the policy toolkit to meet the needs of workers and their families. However, minimum wages do not adequately fulfill this role if non-compliance is widespread. This research note shows that a large...

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

The project aims to improve working conditions, productivity and competitiveness in the Lao garment manufacturing sector by strengthening the national labour inspection system to ensure compliance with national labour laws in line with...

ASEAN in transformation

Textiles, clothing and footwear refashioing the future

This report examines the impact of technology and related implications for enterprises and their employment needs for the textile, clothing and footwear sector in Asia.

ILO-ADB study

Remediation financing in Bangladesh’s ready made garment sector: An overview

High interest rates and a lack of financial literacy are highlighted as major obstacles to factories in the Bangladesh Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector from obtaining remediation financing according to a report launched by the International Finance...