Category: BLOG
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It started with a handshake: how a simple partnership sparked a nutrition revolution for workers in Bangladesh
They say, “the reward for good work is more work.” For the Bangladesh Workforce Nutrition Alliance (WNA), this couldn’t be truer. What began as a simple handshake in 2022 between the Department of Labour (DoL) under the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has blossomed into a national…
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Uniting Sectors to Bridge Health and Labour: A call to Action on Workforce Nutrition
On the 23rd May, ahead of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Global Lead for Workforce Nutrition Programme, Dr. Bärbel Weiligmann, along with The Consumer Goods Forum’s Health and Sustainability Director, Sharon Bligh, convened with key representatives from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the…
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Transforming Workplace Diets: Key to Reducing the Surge in Diabetes
The number of adults living with diabetes has more than doubled over the span of 30 years, rising from 7% in 1990 to more than 14% in 2022. An estimated 828 million adults worldwide currently live with diabetes, and if trends continue, this is projected to reach 1.3 billion by 2050. Diabetes is a chronic disease…
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Building a Healthier Workforce: Fighting Non-Communicable Diseases One Plate at a Time
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide, accounting for an alarming 74% of all deaths [1]. The burden is especially high in low- and middle-income countries, where nearly three-quarters of these deaths occur[2]. Diseases like diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular conditions, and chronic respiratory illnesses are projected to increase by 17% in…
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Workforce Nutrition Takes Center Stage at the N4G 2025 Summit
Every four years, the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brings together governments, businesses, NGOs, and other key players to elevate nutrition as a global development priority. At the 2025 edition, hosted by the French Government in Paris on March 27-28, workforce nutrition emerged as a critical topic. Ahead of the main summit, on March 26,…
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Smallholder Farmer Scorecard: A Game-Changer for Workforce Nutrition
In a world where climate change, inequality, conflict, and the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened food insecurity and malnutrition, the pressing question remains: How can we produce more food? While increasing food production is critical, we rarely ask an equally important question: how food and nutrition secure are the very people growing our food? The Reality…
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Food for mood: you feel what you eat – Five nutritional evidence-based steps about mental health
By Bärbel Weiligmann and Geke Lobregt — The role of the employer in supporting nutritional and mental health of employees while at work has never been more pronounced than it is today. In March 2022, the WHO wrote how the ‘COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide’, representing a real challenge…
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Hamayal Tabassum, Business Operational Planner at International Foundation & Garments: since we introduced the Workforce Nutrition programme absenteeism rate have improved
As the Business Operational Planner at International Foundation & Garments (IFG), one of Asia’s leading lingerie manufacturers and Triumph’s first distributor in Asia, I pay particular attention to the well-being of our employees. Their health is an essential part of our corporate culture, which we’re particularly well known for. It was this focus that led…
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Onoriode Ogidigben: “Workforce Nutrition, my advice – just do it!”
At Dobi Agrico, we are committed to growing the most organic and healthy produce for customer consumption. At the same time, we strive to ensure the well-being of our greatest asset, our workforce, and we are convinced that workforce nutrition helps us to increase our employee welfare. Participating in the Workforce Nutrition Masterclass has helped…
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“There has been a gradual positive cultural shift toward proper nutrition at our worksites”
Collaboration is the only way to deliver workforce nutrition Olam Agri is its people and the health of a company is reflected in the health and well-being of its employees. Olam Agri’s investment in nutrition at our workplaces and throughout our supply chains has a tremendously positive impact. As a result, the company’s strategy is…