Clothing, Textiles

The Textile, clothes, Leather and Footwear (TCLF) sector is characterized by geographically dispersed manufacturing and quick market-driven changes, offering occupations to countless employees globally specifically for women. As a result of scale together with profile of workers utilized, the sector provides great prospective to add notably to economic and social development.

The trend of this industry towards faster plus versatile production and reduced prices was in fact accelerated because of the phase-out associated with the Multifibre Arrangement in 2005. The TCLF sector today is characterized by large volatility, reasonable predictability, and generally reasonable profit margins. Production is usually subcontracted to suppliers in different countries, leading to a forceful competitors that brings expenses down. Furthermore, the sector continues to be extremely labour-intensive sectors, despite advances in technology and office methods.

The Rana Plaza failure in Bangladesh in 2013 and the factory fire in Pakistan in 2012 had been a tipping point in the world of work. These tragic accidents labeled as world focus on the working circumstances of garment employees overall. Ever since then, improved cooperation between tripartite constituents also stakeholders has actually led to the negotiation of brand new initiatives at worldwide and nationwide amounts.

ILO promotes decent work with the fabrics, clothes, leather and footwear sector by:

• advertising social discussion on main difficulties and possibilities into the industry as well as building consensus among tripartite constituents on steps to address them;
• increasing and disseminating knowledge on current styles and advancements;
• supporting the implementation of international labour standards and workplace compliance;
• building capacity of sectoral constituents on different issues (OSH, abilities, minimal wages, etc);