Women take on Leadership in Safety, Despite Hurdles
Factory worker Siti Indah Anggraini vividly recalls the day her friend accidentally cut herself as she was cutting fabrics with...
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Women take on a greater role in the union, despite challenges
Sri Tentrem smiled broadly as she shared her story about her experience working in labour unions. She wore a sky-blue vest emblazoned with a bold “SPN,” the abbreviation for her union, on the left side, accompanied by a red-and-white Indonesian flag on the right.
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.
Helping Women Workers Manage Cultural and Professional Barriers in Pakistan
KARACHI – Parveen Bano has dedicated herself to securing a better future for Pakistani women workers. When the 56-year-old lost...
Becoming an agent of change – one woman’s experience
At Phnom Penh’s Zhen Tai Garment factory – amid conversations between workers, unions, and factory management – sits Sophea, a...
Workers take initiative to lead COVID-19 culture change
Back in May 2021, Cambodia had its second lockdown in the capital city, Phnom Penh. The country was going through...
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...
A young sewing operator realises her potential, one step at a time
When her father abandoned her sick mother and a sister, Runia Akhter made it her life’s mission to build a future for the three of them through hard work and perseverance.
Better Work Haiti hosts business forum; stakeholders and investors talk challenges facing sector, shared solutions
Sustainability and Outlook for the Haitian Garment Sector – Virtual business forum
