Building Bridges: International businesses join hands with governments
A new project to broaden the impact of Better Work brings together diverse global supply chain players in an innovative partnership to drive long-term change.
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Bangladesh factories set for more female supervisors
After a successful pilot, the Gender Equality and Returns (GEAR) initiative will be scaled up to train 700 female operators and their managers in 70 factories. GEAR trained 144 female workers in the pilot phase; 58 of whom are now in supervisory roles with a 39 percent increase in salary.
Better balance for a better world
On International Women’s Day, Better Work outlines the benefits of making garment factories places of equal opportunity.
Piece rate pay brings mixed results for garment workers, new study shows
Study shows that while payment by performance can bring higher wages, poorly designed piece rate systems have negative impacts on workers.
Raeda, the first woman mechanic in Jordan’s garment industry
Raeda Abu Halawa is a Jordanian woman working as a mechanic in one of the satellite factories affiliated to the Better Work Jordan programme.
Swiss partners find progress and potential for expanding responsible business in Vietnam
Scaling the Better Work model crucial for lasting improvements, tripartite delegation says.
Joint action to address mental health issues for garment workers in Jordan
Better Work Jordan is boosting mental health support for workers in the garment sector.
Inside Better Work’s tenth annual multi-stakeholders’ forum
Stakeholders in the garment industry meet to share the latest developments on labour issues in Jordan.
Latest research: firms see benefits to bottom line from Better Work
A new working paper supports the business case for engaging with Better Work
Making quality jobs a reality for all: Highlights from Jordan’s Better Work Forum
Better Work Jordan hosts a high-level discussion on the future of the garment industry in the country. 2 August 2018...
