The final Project Workshop of the current Project in Horticulture was held in November in Kampala attended by Rachel English, Project Manager. Read the report here. June Hartley went to the Clean Clothes Campaign International Forum in Turkey in November 2010 and writes a brief report here. She also attended the launch of the ILO Better Work programme in Lesotho in December and reports here. We hope to be able to give confirmation of a New Project in the garment industry within the next few weeks. This will involve work in Lesotho. One of the areas we will be focusing on is Productivity Agreements, which have been springing up throughout the globalised economy. Business owners and managers are keen on them, but do they benefit workers or harm them? Do they take any account of the particular needs of women workers? Or is anyone even asking these questions? Liz Parker is and she made an in-depth study of the subject in behalf of Women Working Worldwide, Central American Women’s Network, CAWN and Labour behind the Label.  A brief summary of her study is here (this article is based on the powerpoint presentation she made at the CCC International Forum.) Meanwhile, back on the topic of horticulture, we have just added a new research report conducted by the Tanzania and Agricultural Workers Union (TPAWU) into 'Factors Affecting Labor Conditions in Horticulture Industry in Tanzania, investigating the causes of gender-specific issues such as sexual division of labour, inability to manage domestic roles and workplace abuse, and the effectiveness of codes of practice in this area. Read the report here (pdf)