BERLIN - The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is to give €14.5 million (US$17m) to an International Labour Organisation (ILO) programme to help garment workers affected by COVID-19 in seven countries.
The multi-donor initiative provides cash transfers and personal protective equipment (PPE), as well as awareness raising campaigns, in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Laos, Madagascar and Vietnam.
It will also provide policy advice on social protection and occupational safety and health (OSH) to help make garment workers and their families more resilient to future pandemic-like shocks.
