More than 70 percent of workers in Viet Nam’s garment and footwear industry are women—many of them are domestic migrant workers who move from one province to another to earn a living for themselves and their families. These workers face numerous challenges. One of the biggest is caring for their (young) children while working full-time …

Asia’s garment sector is responding to macro-level changes including supply chain pressures, socio-political shifts, and greater scrutiny of responsible business conduct. In this conversation, Kaori Nakamura-Osaka, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, and Roopa Nair, Chief of ILO/IFC’s Better Work programme, share how the ILO and one of its flagship …

In 2019, the SIRAYE Programme was launched as an ambitious One ILO initiative to improve working conditions and promote inclusive industrialization in Ethiopia’s garment and textile sector. Against a challenging backdrop of conflict, COVID-19, and economic shocks, the programme was tested in ways few of the originators could have foreseen. In 2024, the programme was …