Resources on the Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialization project

  1. Our impact, Their voices

    How capacity building and greater employee involvement can address low productivity in the Ethiopian garment sector

    23 March 2021

    The textile and garment sector in Ethiopia is undergoing a substantial boom right now, and this growth needs to be accompanied by improvements in working conditions and productivity. This case study shows how SCORE Training helps SMEs address the problems that lead to low productivity.

  2. Article

    Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world: Women in the garment and textile industry

    03 March 2021

    The garment and textile industry is one of the sectors hit hard by Covid-19, affecting thousands of factory workers. As the industry slowly reopens, the ILO Siraye programme continue to deliver its programme intervention and reach more female workers to achieve its gender objectives.

  3. Article

    ILO Promotes COVID-19 Free Working Environment

    16 October 2020

    Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialization Programme Provided Disinfection Service & Capacity Building Training for 14 Factories in Industrial Parks in Ethiopia

  4. Article

    SCORE continues enterprise trainings despite challenges posed by COVID-19

    24 June 2020

    As enterprises face the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19, the ILO SIRAYE programme, understanding the needs of enterprises, is continuing to deliver productivity and quality training to factories in tandem with preventing and mitigating the health impact of Covid-19.

  5. Article

    Coping with COVID-19 – Lesson from the Ethiopian garment and textile industry

    10 June 2020

    With the purpose of sharing factories practices to prevent COVID-19 and improve workers’ well being, the ILO programme on advancing decent work and inclusive industrialisation (SIRAYE) hosted the second webinar series with over 20 factories across Ethiopia.

  6. Project documentation

    SIRAYE Quarterly Newsletter - April 2020

    15 April 2020

  7. News

    COVID-19: Challenges and Impact on the Garment and Textile Industry

    14 April 2020

    The ILO Siraye programme on Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialization in Ethiopia hosted the first of a planned series of webinar aimed at bringing together representatives from the garment and textile factories and brands to address challenges and concerns emerging since the outbreak of COVID-19.

  8. News

    Labour round table held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    19 March 2020

    A labour round table organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in partnership with its tripartite partners was held from Feb 26-27, 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss issues of social dialogue, freedom of association and collective bargaining.

  9. Improved Workers Wellbeing in the Ethiopian Garment Industry Through a Shared Responsibility

    Improved Workers Wellbeing in the Ethiopian Garment Industry

    05 March 2020

    The aim of this report is to facilitate a collaborative approach for stakeholders to improve worker well-being in Ethiopia’s garment sector. In the context of the International Labour Organization’s Vision Zero Fund (VZF), this collaborative approach is implemented through the model of ‘Shared Responsibility’.

  10. Publication

    Baseline Report: Siraye: Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialization

    13 February 2020

    This brief represents a summary of a baseline report prepared and written by Girum Abebe, Gebeyehu Manie and Tigabu D. Getahun of the Policy Studies Institute