Resources on Textiles, clothing, leather, and footwear sector

  1. RISE for Impact: Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in the Cotton Supply Chain – A New Phase, A New Vision

    28 March 2024

    The RISE for Impact Project aims to enhance respect for fundamental principles and rights at work for a sustainable cotton supply chain in India, Pakistan and Uzbekistan

  2. Youths across Jordan gain new skills through work-based learning

    26 February 2024

    Hundreds of Jordanian and Syrian youths celebrated the completion of their training programmes, provided by the ILO and Jordan River Foundation, as they prepare to enter the world of work with increased practical and technical skills.

  3. Promoting digital wage payments in the Cambodian garment sector

  4. The employment effects of industrial symbiosis networks in the South African informal sector

    08 February 2024

    This report deals with the employment effects of industrial symbiosis in the provinces of Gauteng and the Western Cape in South Africa. It focuses on the textile and construction value chains and formalization.

  5. SCORE Training catalogue

    17 November 2023

    SCORE Training helps SMEs to achieve better working conditions and productivity through its wide variety of modules and stands as an aid to compliance.

  6. ONE ILO ETHIOPIA - RESULTS FROM WORKER PHONE SURVEYS IN FOREIGN AND ETHIOPIAN APPAREL FIRMS

    07 September 2023

    This brief presents the results from eight rounds of a high-frequency phone survey undertaken with Ethiopian apparel workers between 2020 and 2022. The survey covers a period of intense turmoil for both the Ethiopian apparel sector and the country as a whole. The main focus is on socio-economic situation facing apparel workers, in particular with regard to employment, wages, the ability to meet expenses and food needs, working hours, unionisation, and health provision. Due to the stark differeences between foreign and Ethiopia firms with regard to firm-level capabilities and access to international markets, much of the analysis contrasts the experiences of Ethiopian workers in foreign and Ethiopian companies.

  7. Launching Event of the Handbook and Checklist to establish Model Enterprise Clinics in RMG Industries

    06 July 2023

  8. Mapping and assessment of institutions and BSOs in the clothing manufacturing sector of South Africa

    30 June 2023

    Call for applications to undertake a mapping study for ILO's 'Promoting Decent Work through Productivity and Workplace Cooperation interventions in South Africa’s clothing manufacturing sector' project.

  9. Challenges and opportunities to advance decent work in five countries and supply chains: A synthesis report

    01 June 2023

    This report summarizes the findings from rapid assessments and deep-dive research into decent work challenges and opportunities in five sectors and countries: coffee in Colombia, electronics in Viet Nam, fisheries in Namibia, rubber gloves in Malaysia and textiles and clothing in Madagascar.

  10. Study on decent work in the textile and clothing industry in Madagascar

    23 May 2023

    In-depth qualitative and quantitative research on the challenges and opportunities for decent work along the textile and clothing supply chain in Madagascar.