News and events
2015
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Publication
Improving working conditions and promoting competitiveness in global supply chains: The ILO/IFC Better Work Programme: Public-Private Partnership
06 October 2015
Better Work is an innovative partnership between the International Labour Organization, the International Finance Corporation, and as at December 2013, 22 buyer partners and 827 factories employing 966,762 women and men. The programme plays a significant role in helping international buyers uphold their commitment to comply with international core labour standards and national labour laws, and to continuously improve their global supply chains.
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Publication
Centre of excellence for Bangladeshi apparel workers - Certified training within the national skills development framework: Public-Private Partnership
06 October 2015
The Centre of Excellence for the Bangladesh Apparel Industries (CEBAI) is a replicable model of an industry-driven training and support service that aims to meet the sector’s labour force needs. The initiative seeks to increase both the employability and wages of the working poor.This initiative is a part of a global ILO-H&M partnership, which draws on the company’s considerable expertise in providing training to its workers.
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Partnering for development
Garment worker’s rights and voice in Bangladesh given boost
26 September 2015
Sweden, Bangladesh and the ILO have committed to improve dialogue and protect rights in the ready-made garment sector.
2014
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News
Progress booked after one year of ILO-EU-Bangladesh Compact on safety in garment factories
09 July 2014
A year ago, the ILO, the EU, Bangladesh and the United States signed a Compact to improve labour rights in the garment industry of Bangladesh.
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Publication
Improving Working Conditions and Promoting Competitiveness in Global Supply Chains
20 March 2014
The Better Work Programme is an innovative partnership between the ILO and the International Finance Corporation, and as at December 2013 included some 22 Buyer Partners and 827 factories employing 966,762 workers. The programme can play a significant role in helping international buyers uphold their commitment to comply with international core labour standards and national labour laws, and to continuously improve their global supply chains. The emphasis is on capacity building and social dialogue and on the identification of practical solutions that bring sustainable and positive change to the industry. Driving sector-wide, sustainable improvements in adherence to national labour laws and core labour standards contributes to improving the lives of millions of workers and their families, and importantly also enhances business competitiveness in major garment producing countries.
2013
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Event
Final conference on the ILO-EU project "Monitoring and Assessing Progress on Decent Work"
Final conference on the ILO-EU project "Monitoring and Assessing Progress on Decent Work (MAP)", funded by the European Commission. The conference will focus on the main results of the project and validate the methodology developed in the project countries in the light of the post-2015 development agenda.
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Bangladesh factory conditions
ILO, partners aim to improve conditions in Bangladeshi garment industry
23 September 2013
In New York, the ILO has signed new agreements with the Netherlands and the UK to respond to recent accidents in Bangladesh.
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Partnership
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ILO sign 2.5 million USD agreement to support improved labour conditions in Bangladesh
03 June 2013