Resources on supply chains

  1. An overview of 'Promoting Sustainable Enterprises in India (PSEI)

    29 November 2023

  2. Promoting sustainable enterprises in India

    29 November 2023

    This video provides an overview of Promoting Sustainable Enterprises in India (PSEI) objective, key intervention strategies, and a few results. It captures the voice of key partners and stakeholders in PSEI project from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

  3. EU and UN agencies join forces to address root causes of child labour

    27 September 2023

    A new EU-funded action will tackle the root causes of child labour in supply chains, focusing primarily on coffee and leveraging existing efforts on cobalt. Under the leadership of the ILO, the project will be jointly implemented with FAO and UNICEF, in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC).

  4. 2023 UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia Pacific

    02 June 2023

    The ILO is co-organising the 2023 United Nations Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific (Bangkok, Thailand, 6-9 June 2023).

  5. Supply Chains for a Sustainable Future of Work

    15 May 2023

    The project supports an inclusive and sustainable future of work in three supply chains of importance to the European Union to achieve full and productive employment and decent work.

  6. Viet Nam’s electronics supply chain: Decent work challenges and opportunities

    20 February 2023

    The report assesses the electronics industry in Viet Nam, the largest export sector and one of the largest employers in Viet Nam, with the aim of understanding opportunities and challenges for advancing decent work during the post-COVID-19 recovery period.

  7. Launch of ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Programme in Viet Nam

    15 November 2022

    The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the ILO Country Office for Vietnam jointly organized a stakeholder workshop to introduce the ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work programme in Viet Nam. The new programme addresses constraints to productivity growth across enterprise, sector and national levels to achieve decent work in Viet Nam's wood processing and equipment/machinery sectors.

  8. Employment, wages and productivity in the Asian garment sector: Taking stock of recent trends

    24 June 2022

    The report takes stock of employment, wages and productivity in the Asian garment sector by exploring data and policy insights to highlight trends, patterns and ways forward for a better future of work. By utilising updated data insights, the report outlines persisting decent work deficits as the garment sector evolves, and the prioritised support needed to overcome such challenges.

  9. Asia still ‘garment factory of the world’ yet faces numerous challenges as industry evolves

    24 June 2022

    A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights trends in employment, wages and productivity the Asian garment, footwear and textiles industry.

  10. Gender equality through improved labour standards compliance in the Philippines

    04 April 2022

    A dialogue on gender equality and labour standards highlighted the need to strengthen efforts to promote rights at work and improve working conditions for women through social dialogue to ensure compliance with general labour standards, including occupational safety and health, and access to social protection and other existing programmes and services.