Abstract
This brief reviews progress and persistent challenges in achieving decent work in the garment sector in the Asia and Pacific region. It draws on regional estimates generated by the ILO and leveraging unique, firm-level granular insights from the most recent five rounds of compliance assessments in selected factories across four Better Work countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Viet Nam. The Better Work programme, and the insights it can leverage from data collection in a key industrial sector in supply chains, provides a meaningful entry point for engagement on the topic of how trade, investment, and responsible business conduct can build a foundation for decent work.