Livelihood Support Project in Bangladesh

In September 2022, UNIQLO and UNHCR launched a new project in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh. This project aims to provide skills development opportunities for refugee women in sewing to produce reusable cloth sanitary napkins needed in the camp.
Many of the participants are women who often are single heads of household and have to support their families on their own. We hope that by establishing a safe space for women, where they can develop their capacities, produce essential hygiene garment items for their community, discuss their concerns, receive stipends as volunteers and reduce the challenges they face in their daily lives.
As a first step, the project will train 250 women in sewing skills by the end of March 2023 and we plan to expand the project further over the next three years.

Initiatives on International Women's Day 2023

UNIQLO wants to make everyday life comfortable for all women in their own way, through the power of clothing. With this goal in mind, UNIQLO continues to innovate in the production of women's innerwear and we are also engaged in activities that empower women all over the world. On International Women's Day 2023, USD $300,000 from the sales of bras, bra tops, and shorts* will be donated to UNHCR to empower refugee women in Bangladesh through the livelihoods and skills training project.

* Donations will be made by Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., the parent company of UNIQLO, to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

Past self reliance programs

UNIQLO not only supports refugees with clothes, but also self reliance programs.
In 2016, we committed US$10 million over a three year period in support of UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) activites. US$5.5 million will go to self-reliance support programs.One example is a vocational training program to improve sewing skills.