Bangkok (ILO news) - The ILO and the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok convened a consultation meeting with ILO constituents (representatives of governments, employers’ organizations and workers’ organizations) from 10 leading garment producing countries in Asia and key stakeholders from the sector. This event was part of a scoping exercise, undertaken by the ILO and the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok, to inform the development of a possible future regional programme to promote decent work, environmental sustainability and gender equality in garment supply chains in Asia.

Designed to be highly participatory, the event provided an opportunity for the over 110 participants to exchange views and information on main challenges to achieving decent work in the garment sector supply chains across Asia with a particular focus on industrial relations, gender equality and environmental sustainability.

The outcomes of the meeting will be used to support the process of developing a regional project for submission to the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok.

For more information

Ms. Edlira Xhafa, Project Manager of ILO-Sida scoping phase: Decent work in garment sector supply chains in Asia, xhafa@iloguest.org