Better Work Enterprise Advisors use the CAT to evaluate factories on their compliance with core international labour standards and national labour laws. Areas Covered: Structure (3 Levels): Assessment Cycle: Assessments are conducted annually to guide factory improvement plans. Detailed findings go to factory owners (who can share them with buyers), and aggregate data is published …

Introduction This brief explores how recent tariff changes are affecting Bangladesh’s garment industry and highlights insights from Better Work Bangladesh’s rapid data collection efforts. The recent tariff shock underscores the importance of understanding how global developments translate into impacts at the factory level. In this context, Better Work Bangladesh (BWB) plays a vital role in …

Bangladesh is one of the leading garment exporters globally and a significant employer of women. However, women’s representation in management roles remains very low. To close this gap, as of 2016, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) developed the Gender Equality and Returns (GEAR) Program under Better Work, which is a collaboration between IFC and the International …