Better Work Programme News Today

Following the Rana Plaza tragedy, a global movement arose, demanding accountability, justice, and systemic change for garment workers

By Hiran H.Senewiratne The CSE yesterday saw a massive crossing in Sampath Bank, where more than 10 million shares were traded, contributing more Rs 590 million to the CSE’s turnover, market analysts said. At the outset, the market started on a negative note and selling pressure and profit- takings were noted but later the market […]

Strategic leadership, financial and management specialist Chandana de Silva has been appointed Chairman of Asia Siyaka Commodities PLC, the second largest tea broker in Sri Lanka holding 15 percent market share. The Colombo Stock Exchange made the announcement on Friday June 23rd 2023. De Silva, succeeds Thirunavakarasu Someswaran who chaired the company for five years […]

The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) recently announced the successful launch of the ‘Formation of Effective Safety & Health Committees’ Training Workshop. The workshop aims to guide participants in the formulation of Bi-Partite OSH committees in compliance with the National Guidelines recently promulgated by the Department of Labour and to equip them with the necessary […]

The first Annual Meeting of the signatories to the latest Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) project recently decided to strengthen the implementation of the programme that aimed at improving the working conditions of the labourers.

It is 10 years since more than 1000 people died in the Rana Plaza textile factory collapse in Bangladesh in April 2013. In the intervening years, regulations to improve factory safety has been introduced in Bangladesh, and issues related to worker safety and human rights has become an issue to manage and ameliorate for companies and investors.

ILO and IFC scale up collaboration on social issues in private investments

ILO and IFC plan to strengthen their collaboration to enhance the focus on social issues in ESG efforts related to private investments.

In his address to the ILO Governing Body, the Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation, Makhtar Diop, announced plans to reinforce the partnership with ILO.

Can brands effectively address climate change without also tackling other social impact issues in their sustainability strategy? WARC speaks to Felicity Pascoe – senior gender equality, disability and social inclusion advisor and founder of Thread to Fabric – about this interplay and how to onboard more conscious consumers in Indonesia.