Resources on supply chains

  1. Business Upgrading for Gender-Responsive Value Chains

  2. Gendered impacts of COVID-19 on the garment sector

    10 November 2020

    This brief, co-authored by the ILO and Better Work, aims to raise awareness of the gendered reality of COVID-19 and to outline some of the ways in which the pandemic impacts women and men workers in the garment sector in the short, medium and long terms.

  3. Improving occupational safety and health in the global coffee value chain in Honduras: Drivers and constraints

    22 October 2020

    As part of a project on the coffee value chain in Honduras funded by the VZF with resources provided by the European Commission, a study was conducted to identify the drivers and constraints affecting OSH and to recommend a number of interventions based on social dialogue.

  4. © Thein Zaw/Associated Press 2022
    ILO says garment industry should do more to help workers

    21 October 2020

  5. © Fahad Abdullah Kaizer/UN Women 2022
    Asia-Pacific garment industry suffers as COVID-19 impacts ripple through supply chain: ILO

    21 October 2020

  6. Putting Nexus into Practice: Using and Developing Markets to Promote Livelihoods and Decent Work in Fragile Contexts

    How ILO and UNHCR Went from Talk to Walk Using a Joint Approach for Inclusive Market Systems

  7. Pandemic seen rolling back conditions in Asia garment factories

    21 October 2020

  8. © Fahad Abdullah Kaizer/UN Women 2022
    Asia-Pacific garment industry suffers as COVID-19 impact ripples through supply chain

    21 October 2020

    Collapsing consumer demand, government lockdown measures and disruptions to raw material imports have taken their toll on the Asia Pacific garment industry, says a new ILO report.

  9. Labour standards in Global Supply Chains - How to meet them to become more competitive and sustainable

    The course helps SMEs to explore the content of international labour standards and codes of conduct for suppliers, discover ways to improve their adherence to international principles and compliance with national legislation and corporate codes, and understand that respecting workers' rights and improving working conditions can be part of a competitive business strategy.

  10. Working Time- Improving health, safety and productivity though working time schedules

    Violations of overtime laws have been identified as a major issue in many factories that participate in global supply chains. Excessive working time, is also associated with increased injuries, stress and fatigue that leads to errors in work and lower productivity. The ILO has developed an on-line training module that explains the issues and offers practical solutions to addressing excessive working time in the workplace.