ABOUT US
Present in 11 countries across three continents, Better Work brings together governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, global brands, factory owners and workers to improve working conditions in the garment industry and make the sector more competitive.
- THE PROGRAMME
- GOVERNANCE
- OUR TEAM
- OUR PARTNERS
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WHAT WE DO
Better Work engages with the garment industry at the factory, national and international levels. We engage with factories through assessment, advisory and training visits, and we use our data and evidence to inform national and international policy discussions.
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WHERE WE WORK
Better Work began in Cambodia over 20 years ago. Since then, we have expanded to 13 country programmes, with opportunities for further expansion - to new countries and new industries - on the horizon.
- COUNTRY PROGRAMMES
- THEMATIC INTERVENTIONS
  - Madagascar
  - Sri Lanka
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OUR EVIDENCE
Better Work collects data from factory assessment and advisory visits, and we work with reputable, independent academic researchers who report findings on the efficacy of our work and trends in the broader industry.
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Governance

Management group

Senior officials from the ILO and the IFC make up Better Work’s Management Group and act as a decision-making body that provides strategic direction and oversight to the Better Work programme. Working closely with Better Work’s Director and senior management team, the Management Group supports and guides the programme to ensure its strategic importance and effectiveness.

Management group

IFC

Larissa Luy

Director, Environmental & Social Risk, World Bank Group (WBG)

ILO

Kaori Nakamura-Osaka

Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific

ILO

Manuela Tomei

Assistant Director-General for Governance, Rights and Dialogue

World Bank Group

Ms. Iffath Sharif

Director of Social Policy, World Bank Group (WBG)

Advisory committee

A multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee advises the Management Group on the overall Better Work programme, especially on strategic direction and partnerships as well as key developments and trends in supply chains and labour standards. The committee is comprised of representatives from donor governments, international employers’ organizations and unions, as well as from international buyer partners and experts from academia, research organizations and think-tanks.

Representative organizations

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Maité Llanos
Director, ITUC Geneva Office

IndustriAll Global Union
Christina Hajagos-Clausen
Director for the Textile, Garment, Shoe and Leather Sector

International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
Jason Pegat-Toquet
Advisor

US Council for International Business (USCIB)
Ewa Staworzynska
Director, Corporate Responsibility and Labour Affairs

Bangladesh Employers’ Organization
Farooq Ahmed
Secretary General and CEO

Stakeholder organizations

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)

Michelle Tarry

VP, Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia

Shannon White

Director, Multilateral Economic Cooperation Section

European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Henrik Vistisen

Policy Officer, Employment

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Markus Braun

Inditex

Mayank Kaushik

Sustainability Lead

Sustainable Economic Development Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Netherlands

Britt Evers

Policy Officer Trade for Development

Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Andrea Gysel

Deputy Head, International Labour Affairs

Individual expert advisors

Aron Kramer

President and CEO

Business for Social Responsibility

Drusilla Brown

Associate Professor

Department of Economics, Tufts University

Project advisory committees

Better Work brings together national governments, unions and employers’ organizations to promote social dialogue. Each country programme establishes a tripartite Project Advisory Committee (PAC) composed of representatives from relevant ministries, employers and unions to guide programme direction and support ongoing operations and sustainability. This structure not only supports Better Work to be more effective but is a forum where all parties can work together to strengthen practices and policies that will improve working conditions and industry competitiveness.

Governance

Management group

Management group

Larissa Luy

Kaori Nakamura-Osaka

Manuela Tomei

Ms. Iffath Sharif

Advisory committee

Representative organizations

Stakeholder organizations

Individual expert advisors

Project advisory committees

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