Introduction This brief explores how recent tariff changes are affecting Bangladesh’s garment industry and highlights insights from Better Work Bangladesh’s rapid data collection efforts. The recent tariff shock underscores the importance of understanding how global developments translate into impacts at the factory level. In this context, Better Work Bangladesh (BWB) plays a vital role in …

Introduction This research note, jointly prepared by Cornell University’s Global Labor Institute (GLI) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), with input from the International Labour Organization’s Better Work team, examines the impacts of heat stress and flooding on the apparel industry and its workforce. It explores how rising temperatures and extreme flooding—driven by climate change—are …

Introduction Better Work is a joint programme of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and theInternational Finance Corporation (IFC) that seeks to advance decent work in supply chains by focusing on improving working conditions and competitiveness, primarily in export-oriented garment and textile factories. The programme takes a multi-level intervention approach that includes direct work in enterprises …