Kidist Chala - Better Work

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With presence in 13 countries across three continents, Better Work brings together governments, global brands, factory owners, and unions and workers to improve working conditions in the garment industry and make the sector more competitive.
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WHAT WE DO
Better Work engages with the garment industry at the factory, national and international levels. We engage with factories through assessment, advisory and training visits, and we use our data and evidence to affect national and international policy change.
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WHERE WE WORK
Better Work began in Cambodia over 20 years ago. Since then, we have expanded to 13 country programmes, with opportunities for further expansion - to new countries and new industries - on the horizon.
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OUR EVIDENCE
Better Work collects data from factory assessment and advisory visits, and we work with reputable, independent academic researchers who report findings on the efficacy of our work and trends in the broader industry.
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Kidist Chala

Head of Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialization Programme

Addis, Ethiopia

Kidist Chala is the Head of Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialization Programme since January 2019. Better Work is one of the key components of the comprehensive and coordinated ILO Programme in response to needs expressed by stakeholders to advance decent work and inclusive industrialization in priority sectors.

She has been working with ILO CO Addis Ababa as Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) since 2016. As a CTA, she worked on a project to improve industrial relations, working conditions, and productivity in the Garment and Textile Industry. She was responsible for the overall management of the project deliverables including staff management, stakeholder engagement, resource mobilization, strategic communication, and donor relations. Prior to this role, she was working with the ILO CO Addis Ababa overseeing the design and implementation of Decent Work Country Programmes and UNDP.

Kidist holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Glasgow, Scotland with a specialization in Development Economics. Her goal is to consolidate and use her experience to advance decent employment and influence policies through evidence-based dialogues.