The International Labour Organization (ILO) has developed six action-oriented guidelines to help Asian garment factories navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic and build business resilience. These six guidelines deal with six issues of managing cash flow, reducing costs, finding alternative sources of income, establishing an online presence, organizing factories for safer and more efficient operations, and communicating with workers.

On managing cash flow, the guidelines advise factories to first understand their cash flow. They advise manufacturers to reduce costs to ease financial liquidity and cash flow pressures on their factory operations. The guidelines also encourage factory owners to look to alternative sources of income - including emergency relief packages and short term opportunities such as PPE, - to survive the pandemic. They are advised to establish an online presence in order to promote their business and to facilitate communication with buyers.

They also urge manufacturers to reorganize factories to provide better safety measures and improve operational efficiency, and to maintain good internal communications with workers for a more responsive and productive factory environment during the crisis.