Stakeholders sign milestone document to include Syrian refugees within Jordan’s workforce
BWJ will support the country in the creation of jobs for Syrian refugees across qualified industrial zones
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Buyers’ Forum discusses challenges and opportunities in light of Syria refugee crisis
Eighth Annual Better Work Jordan Buyers’ Forum discusses ways to achieve new milestones in the working and living conditions of the sector’s workers
Fire and Life Safety Risk Profile – Jordan
The importance of fire and life safety, and how to improve the environment in the workplace
Legal Updates No. 1, 2015: Employment Dismissal Procedures
This document contains Better Work’s guidance concerning Employment Dismissal Procedures according to Indonesia Law.
Legal Updates No.4, 2014: Substituting / Switching Day
This document contains Better Work’s explanations of the law on Substituting or Switching Days. It is based on Indonesia Labour Law and regulations and follows Better Work Indonesia’s discussions with the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration. Read more Guidelines on Responsible Retrenchment during the Covid-19 Global PandemicCambodia, COVID19, Labour Law, Resources for CambodiaBetter Work Bangladesh [...]
Legal Updates No.5, 2014: Minimum Wage Postponement
This document contains guidance on the Minimum Wage Postponement. It follows discussions between Better Work Indonesia and the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration Read more Inside Better Work Haiti | Newsletter Issue no. 13Haiti, Resources for HaitiBetter Work Jordan Newsletter: April – July 2012Jordan, Resources for JordanBetter Work Haiti: 11th Biannual Compliance Synthesis ReportCompliance Synthesis [...]
Protecting Pregnant Workers’ Rights in Lesotho
With the majority of garment workers being young women, maternity rights at work are of great importance. In Lesotho, Better Work is striving to ensure that the needs and rights of pregnant workers are being met.
Fire and building safety in the ready-made garment sector of Bangladesh
This case study details the National Tripartite Plan of Action in Bangladesh’s garment industry
Collective Bargaining Agreement in Jordan’s Garment Industry
In 2012, the stakeholders in Jordan entered into discussions regarding the establishment a collective bargaining agreement for the garment sector, to secure good working conditions and promote workplace cooperation. With support from Better Work Jordan and ILO experts, the collective bargaining agreement was signed by employers and unions in 2013, and covers more than 55,000 workers [...]
Pagna’s Story: Life after Work as a Child Labourer
19 June 2013. Phnom Penh – When Ros Pagna was only 11 years old, she began working in a garment factory in Phnom Penh. The oldest of five siblings, Pagna left school at Grade 6, and using a fake ID, she got a job alongside her mother. Having learned how to use a sewing machine at […]
