Resources on Textiles, clothing, leather, and footwear sector

  1. Mapping practices, initiatives and policies around the circular economy and emerging services in the retail sector

    08 May 2023

  2. Setting adequate wages: The question of living wages

    10 October 2022

    This brief provides an ILO perspective on the question of living wages and describes how the ILO promotes the setting of adequate wages that consider both the needs of workers and their families, and economic factors. In going forward, the ILO looks to strengthen its contribution to a better understanding of living wages by undertaking peer-reviewed research on concepts and estimations in that respect, and by providing assistance to Member States, upon request.

  3. Oversight and Openness: Reflections on brand-supplier interaction from the Better Work Academy

    01 September 2022

  4. The post-COVID-19 garment industry in Asia

    16 July 2021

    This Research Brief discusses the garment industry’s post-pandemic future, based on the long-term changes observed in the garment industry before the COVID-19 crisis. The Brief presents three possible scenarios for the post-pandemic garment industry, which are discussed with a focus on the actions of brands and policymakers and their downstream effects on garment manufacturing countries in Asia.

  5. The supply chain ripple effect: How COVID-19 is affecting garment workers and factories in Asia and the Pacific

    21 October 2020

    This research brief assesses the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on workers and factories in garment supply chains in Asia and the Pacific, presenting evidence from the main garment-exporting countries of the region, summarizing policy responses and proposing ways forward.

  6. Delivering income and employment support in times of COVID-19: Integrating cash transfers with active labour market policies

    18 June 2020

    This brief examines how income support and active labour market policies can come together to improve workers' prospects in times of COVID-19, particularly in emerging and developing countries. It identifies the characteristics that determined the success of such polices in the past, and discusses how they can be adapted to today’s pandemic to contribute to rebuilding employment opportunities.

  7. Recommendations for Asia garment factories on how to address the COVID-19 pandemic

    15 April 2020

    This thematic brief sheds light on how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected Asian garment factories, while outlining key recommendations to overcome the crisis.

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    COVID-19 and the textiles, clothing, leather and footwear industries

    09 April 2020

    The viability of the textiles, clothing, leather and footwear industries is unravelling, as workers are told to stay at home, factories close, and global supply chains grind to a halt. The cancellation of orders has hit thousands of firms and millions of workers particularly hard. We urgently need solidarity and joint action across the industries’ supply chains. The ILO is committed to supporting governments in protecting the health and economic well-being of workers and businesses in the textiles, clothing, leather and footwear industries.

  9. ILO 'Better Work' guidelines for factories in the garment sector

    02 April 2020