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Can India’s Cotton Industry Fix Its Child Labor Problem?
The International Labour Organization and the government of Telangana recently launched a program that will…
A Cambodian Labor Group Could Be Shut Down. Here’s Why It Matters.
A government investigation into CENTRAL could result in its permanent suspension. This could have a chilling…
Fighting Workplace Violence and Harassment? Think OSH, ILO Says
The agency called occupational safety and health frameworks a "key instrument" to a safe, respectful and…
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DOL Awards $12 Million to Protect Labor Rights in Mexico
The International Labour Organization, the Pan American Development Foundation and Verité will be using the…
Is Uzbekistan Ready for its Cotton Close-Up?
Freedom of association and "real" organizing and bargaining rights for cotton workers are still lacking, one…
Nike Takes New Approach to Factory Worker Safety
The Just Do It company is working with the ILO to reduce injuries and deaths caused by commuting crashes.
Can Asia Remain the ‘Garment Factory of the World’?
The Asian garment industry is struggling with challenges made more acute by the Covid-19 pandemic, the ILO…
Disney Reinstates Pakistan to ‘Permitted Sourcing’ List
The Walt Disney Company is making branded merchandise in Pakistan once more—but there's a catch.
What Do China’s Latest Moves Mean for Forced Labor?
China ratified two international treaties on forced labor last week. What now?
Cambodia, Sri Lanka Take Steps to Boost Competitiveness
Cambodia and Sri Lanka are receiving help to improve their garment sectors' competitiveness, resilience and…
The Garment Industry Can Close the Worker Gender Gap. Here’s How.
Dialogue, men's involvement, good legislation and time can help move the needle on gender inequality, the ILO…
BGMEA, Labor Campaigners Lock Horns on Working Conditions
Workers' rights groups say labor conditions in Bangladesh's garment industry are deteriorating; its apex body…
Uzbek Cotton Now ‘Free’ of Child and Forced Labor, ILO Says
Cotton in Uzbekistan, once synonymous with modern-day slavery, is now "free" of child and forced labor, the…
BGMEA’s ILO Worker Safety Agreement Covers 75 Factories
Hundreds of safety-committee representatives will receive training to identify, assess and manage potential…
Violence Against Women in Garment Factories is Rising. Brands Might be to Blame.
Women who work in apparel factories increasingly face what one labor expert calls the "garment industrial…