Goal: to strengthen the capacity of female workers engaged in the industry and create a comfortable working environment for working mothers. To promote equality in the Ethiopian Textile and Garment Sector, allowing mothers to enter the workforce.
Brief description: The ILO’s “Promoting Workers’ Rights and Gender Equality at Work in Africa project in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and social partners has supported textile and garment factories with the establishment of daycare facilities, capacity building initiatives, and awareness-raising efforts on maternity protection, care policies and Sexual Reproductive and Health Rights (SRHR) for the youth and women workers in the factories. These facilities are established in Yirgalem Addis Textile Factory PLC and Ethio-Impact Manufacturing PLC.