ILO & Nike take steps for garments workers safety
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Vision Zero Fund and Nike Inc. took an initiative to cut death and injuries among garments and footwear workers. Because
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RMG sector delegation meets senior ILO officials in Geneva
A delegation comprising leaders of apparel industry associations in Bangladesh held a meeting with André Picard, Chief Technical Adviser and Head, Actuarial Services Unit, and
EU Delegate visits Masco Group
EU Mission visited Masco Cottons Ltd to assess the progress in the implementation of the National Action Plan on Labor and Human rights standards to determine eligibility for the
Bangladesh sets 14 as minimum age for employment
Bangladesh sets 14 as the minimum age for employment, thus enforcing its commitment to eliminate all layouts of child labor by 2025 and pursuing the
ILO and BKMEA signs MoU to ensure health and safety of RMG workers
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BKMEA) signed an agreement on January 9 to cooperate in the implementation of
Myanmar’s labor market declines in H1 2021 ILO
According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Myanmar’s labor market declined in H1 2021. ILO says Myanmar has witnessed ‘significant deterioration’ in its labor market
ILO praises RMG sector’s progress
Tuomo Poutiainen, Country Director of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Bangladesh, praised the progress made in Bangladesh Readymade Garment (RMG). On 23 May, a
ILO report: 43% RMG factories running with 50% workforce
ILO report revealed that about 43% of apparel suppliers in Bangladesh have been running with less than 50% of their pre-COVID-19 pandemic workforce in the
ILO study: COVID-19 to push RMG towards automation
South Asian countries are a hub of garment manufacturing – with 7 among the top 10 apparel producing countries. This hub is struck hard by
ILO: Almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide due to COVID-19
An initial assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the global world of work says the effects will be far-reaching, pushing millions of people into
