ILO hails Ethiopia workplace programme success

The International Labour Organization has outlined how a growing number of women in Ethiopia’s garment sector are moving from operational roles to leadership positions as a result of its Better Work’s Women Leadership Development Programme (WLDP).

Since its launch in 2021, the programme, which is supported by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has now trained over 234 women, with an average of 70% promoted to supervisory roles. In addition, out of 178 senior supervisors who served as mentors, 10 were promoted to middle-level leadership positions.