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Welcome to the public information section, covering the ILO activities in Bangladesh. This page acts as a gateway to English and Bangla language information materials ranging from project publications to press releases, newsletters and brochures, speeches and photo gallery. You can also find contact details for the ILO’s communications staff based at the Dhaka Office, and also the project focal person, and the library services provide details of its publications.

For more information please contact the ILO Dhaka Office at Tel: +(880 2) 9112836, Fax: +(880 2) 8114211 or email

Press releases

A daylong regional consultation programme on “ILO Conventions No.107 and 169 and Indigenous Peoples Issues in Bangladesh” was organized by ILO - [pdf 25 KB]
08 November 2009 - A daylong regional consultation programme on “ILO Conventions No.107 and 169 and Indigenous Peoples Issues in Bangladesh” was organized by ILO Dhaka Office in cooperation with the Kapaeeng Foundation on 7 November 2009 at Bandarban Hill District Council Auditorium, Bandarban, Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Green jobs initiative: MOU signed between BMET and Grameen Shakti
16 September 2009 - In support of the government’s current efforts for expansion of renewable and clean energy, the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) and Grameen Shakti signed a Memorandum of Understanding for training of solar technicians on 16 September 2009.
Launch of the Alliance for Women Workers Rights (AWWR)
06 September 2009 - The Alliance for Women Workers Rights (AWWR) was formally launched on 6 September 2009 at the VIP Lounge of the National Press Club, Dhaka. The Alliance will campaign for promoting women workers rights at the workplace. Some of the initial focus areas are: equal payment for work of equal value, minimum wage, maternity leave, and elimination of sexual harassment and discrimination at workplace.
Launch of Smart Business Initiative Alliance
21 May 2009 - The Alliance aims to create awareness raising and advocacy on child labour, capacity building of its partners for improved business, and to demonstrate sustainable replicable models for hazardous free working conditions for employers and workers.

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