Resources on Textiles, clothing, leather, and footwear sector

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. SCORE Training - Promoting the capacity of suppliers in global supply chains

    07 December 2020

  4. © Mohammed Hamoud / Getty Images 2024
    While the west fixates on Covid-19, vulnerable countries pay the price

    03 May 2020

  5. SCORE Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises: PHASE II FINAL REPORT 2017

    23 November 2017

  6. Ethical Trading Initiative supports SCORE Training in global supply chains

    27 September 2017

  7. SCORE Training Flyer with Infographics

    17 May 2017

  8. SCORE Programme Brief - Phase II

    14 December 2016

    Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises programme at a glance

  9. Responsible Workplace Practices

    29 October 2014

    The ILO approach to responsible workplace practices - Sustainable Enterprises

  10. 11th African Regional Meeting (Addis Ababa, 24-27 April 2007): The power of dialogue: When words combine with actions

    20 April 2007

    The old adage goes "actions speak louder than words", but when it comes to governance, words are essential. A new report prepared for the ILO's African Regional Meeting on 24-27 April, shows how an ILO project targeting seven enterprises in two areas with high unemployment and HIV/AIDS combined skills development with social dialogue to improve performance and meet the challenge of growing textile imports.