Textiles, clothing, leather and footwear sector
The sector is characterized by geographically dispersed production and dynamic market-driven transformations. It contributes significantly to economic and social development and provides employment opportunities to millions of workers worldwide, especially young women.
The future of work in textiles, clothing, leather and footwear is increasingly uncertain. The tragedy of the Rana Plaza collapse brought worldwide attention to the urgent need to improve workplace safety and working conditions in line with the ILO Code of practice on safety and health in textiles, clothing, leather and footwear. A just transition is key to advancing sustainability, circularity and decent work in the sector.
Code of practice
The purpose of this code is to provide practical guidance for the use of all those, both in the public and private sectors, who have obligations, responsibilities, duties and rights regarding safety and health in the textiles, clothing, leather and footwear industries.
Programmes and projects
Joint ILO IFC programme
The Better Work Programme
Safety and Health for All
Vision Zero Fund
Supply chains for a sustainable future of work
Social security
Implementation of a pilot Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) in Bangladesh
Advancing decent work in supply chains through sectoral social dialogue
Sustainable supply chains to build forward better
Advancing Decent Work and inclusive industrialization in Ethiopia
Meetings and events
Geneva, 4-8 October 2021
Meeting of Experts to discuss and adopt a code of practice on safety and health in textiles, clothing, leather and footwear
Geneva, 23-25 September 2014
Global Dialogue Forum on Wages and Working Hours in the Textiles, Clothing, Leather and Footwear Industries
Events
Webinar
Promoting digital wage payments in the Cambodian garment sector
OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector
Promoting responsible business conduct through improved safety and health measures
Tripartite regional meeting
Towards a More Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Garment and Textiles Sector in Asia and the Pacific
News
SCORE Project: ILO presents the impacts on productivity and working conditions in SMEs in Brazil 's Garment Sector
Weaving decent work into the fabric of supply chains in the cotton industry and beyond
New course developed by ILO Vision Zero Fund initiative
Commuting safety matters: Collective action for a safe commute
All publications
SCORE Brazil: Lessons Learned and Good Practices in Apparel Enterprises in Metropolitan Region of São Paulo
ILO Working Paper 130
Sustainable industrial policies and strategies in the textiles and clothing sector: Lessons learned from Cambodia, Jordan and Viet Nam
Report
Forced Labour in Argentina’s Garment Sector: Key Prevalence Survey Insights
Training programmes
Training of the Code of practice on safety and health in textiles, clothing, leather and footwear
The Better Work Academy
ILO | Training Programmes / Factory Improvement Toolset (FIT)
Collective action for a safe commute