Key garment industry actors meet in Vietnam to take COVID-19 recovery action
Key stakeholders in Vietnam’s garment industry met to come to common solutions for the considerable impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the country’s workforce.
Indonesian Garment Factory Staff Make Personal Mission to Encourage Vaccination of Fellow Workers
When COVID-19 vaccines were first available in early 2021 in Indonesia, Human Resource Supervisor Eltruidis Widyarsanti had to scramble to secure vaccines for the hundreds of employees at the garment factory she oversaw in Semarang, Central Java.
ILO, German Government wrap up landmark project granting 2 million USD in wage subsidies, compensation and vaccinations to workers in Indonesia
The initiative aimed to not only protect workers and businesses from COVID-19 impacts, but to build a culture of prevention regarding OSH in the workplace, strengthening networks among workers and employers in the garment sector and surrounding communities.
Covid Recovery Fund Bolsters Laid-Off Workers To Stay Afloat
A collaborative Covid recovery fund is doing something unique – offering direct compensation to laid-off workers. The ILO-BMZ fund has...
Amid worker shortages, Vietnam’s apparel industry searches for solutions
More than half a million migrant workers left Ho Chi Minh City for their hometowns after the city eased COVID...
In Her Words: women workers share how they stay positive during Covid-19
The story of five inspiring female garment workers.
Small sacrifices add up: how workers manage well-being in a time of little recreation
Chatting with neighbors, eating out at the mall and going to the zoo are typically affordable pastimes for Indonesian garment...
Improvements of dormitories and working conditions are key focus for Better Work Jordan in 2021
This content is available in AMMAN, Jordan–Better Work Jordan will renew its focus on improving the structural integrity of worker...
A new virtual workshop shares COVID-19 prevention and mitigation strategies
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – Like many other countries worldwide, Vietnam remains in the fight against COVID-19 and is...
Reference documents on “3-on-site” implementation in Vietnam
HO CHI MIHN CITY, Vietnam – Currently, Vietnam is facing the 4th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on a large...
