Better Work

What it is

Better Work describes its structure: "A partnership between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group."

Better Work describes its participants: "Better Work brings together governments, employers' and workers' organizations, global brands, factory owners and workers to improve working conditions in the garment industry."

Better Work describes its own method: "Better Work collects data from factory assessment and advisory visits, and we work with reputable, independent academic researchers who report findings." This is a factory assessment and advisory service — not a certificate.

Who owns it

Better Work is run jointly by the ILO and the IFC (World Bank Group), per its own description above.

Who assesses it

Better Work states it "collects data from factory assessment and advisory visits" and works "with reputable, independent academic researchers who report findings" — the researchers' identity and selection process were not further verified on the page reviewed.

Who asks for it

Better Work names governments, employers' and workers' organizations, global brands, factory owners and workers as its participants (verbatim above). Whether any government makes participation compulsory in a specific export program was not verified in the sources reviewed as of 1 September 2026 — this record does not state a mandatory or voluntary status beyond what is quoted.