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16 Jul 2025

Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh’s Garment Factories: An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program

Bangladesh is one of the leading garment exporters globally and a significant employer of women. However, women’s representation in management roles remains very low. To close this gap, as of 2016, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) developed the Gender Equality and Returns (GEAR) Program under Better Work, which is a collaboration between IFC and the International …

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27 Jun 2025

Assessing the impact of tariff uncertainty on the garment, footwear and travel goods sector in Cambodia — Initial survey findings

Background Cambodia’s garment, footwear, and travel goods (GFT) sector is foundational to the country’s economic output and growth. In 2024, the sector recorded exports of US$ 13.6 billion. Growth in this sector—which supports an estimated 918,000 formal jobs—hinges on maintaining export market access in a volatile global trading environment. As exports in Cambodia’s GFT sector …

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4 Jun 2025

Better Work Uzbekistan Annual Report 2025: An industry and compliance review

The first annual report from Better Work Uzbekistan provides an overview of its key activities and highlights results from compliance assessments conducted between April and October 2024.

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