Interventions to Improve Occupational Safety and Health in the Garment Industry – Development of New Integrated Strategies

Peter Hasle*, Jan Vang

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Abstract

International efforts to improve occupational safety and health (OSH) in garment suppliers in developing countries have so far had little impact. External pressure from international buyers and multi-stakeholder initiatives tends to result in window-dressing changes decoupled from OSH practice on the shop floor. Experience from interventions in the garment industry in Bangladesh shows that using lean as a tool to integrate OSH with productivity can create considerable improvements, and thereby offers prospects for new strategies to secure safety and health in the garment industry in emerging economies.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Sector Based Ergonomics
EditorsNancy L. Black, W. Patrick Neumann, Ian Noy
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2021
Pages467-474
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-74607-0
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-74608-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 13. Jun 202118. Jun 2021

Conference

Conference 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period13/06/202118/06/2021
SeriesLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume221 LNNS
ISSN2367-3370

Keywords

  • Apparel
  • Decent work
  • Decoupling
  • Lean

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