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Report analyses if circular economy can create good jobs, finds bias

A new joint report by global impact organisation Circle Economy, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Solutions for Youth Employment (S4YE) programme at the World Bank followed the question if a circular economy could create good jobs. According to estimates, a total of 7 to 8 million new jobs could be created by increasing the...

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ILO director on sourcing in Bangladesh: “Results speak for themselves”

Bangladesh has come a long way as a ready-made garment manufacturing country in recent years and is well on its way to displacing China as the world's largest exporter. Given the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013, which marked the low point of the country's garment industry, how did the country rise to its current top position in such a short...

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H&M Group expands cooperation with International Labor Organization

UN’s International Labor Organization (ILO) and H&M Group have announced the expansion of their partnership to improve working conditions in the textile and garment industry. According to a statement by H&M, the two parties have been working together since 2001 in Cambodia and Bangladesh to bring governments, factory owners, unions and workers...

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Gender-based violence uncovered in H&M's and Gap's supply chains

London - The need for greater transparency in the garment industry's supply chain remains a global issue, as evidence of gender-based violence and sexual harassment continues to emerge. Now three new reports documenting gender-based violence within H&M, Gap and Walmart's Asian garment supply chains have been released, as a global coalition calls...