Events and meetings

2009 

• 18 November 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Field Visit to DCC-ILO Action Programme on Child Labour
  H. E. A.J.A.J.M.G. Hennekens, Ambassador, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Ms Panudda Boonpala, Country Director, ILO visited Dholaipar Multi Purpose Centre and Jatrabari Vocational Training Centre at Jatrabari in Dhaka on 18 November 2009 to see the field level operations of the Urban Informal Economy (UIE) Project
• 16 September 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Grameen Shakti and Bureau of Management, Employment and Training
  The MOU provides training of solar technicians under the ILO Green Jobs Initiative
• 6 September 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Launch of the Alliance for Women Workers' Rights
  A follow up to the ILO Dhaka Gender Audit Recommendation with the aim of promoting women workers rights at the workplace
• 31 August 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Skills Development Policy Consultative Group
  The key purpose of the workshop was to obtain comments and feedback on the draft national skills development policy.
• 19 August 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Consultation forum on "Impact of Global Financial on Employment and Labour Market of Bangladesh"
  A consultation forum entitled “Impact of Global Financial on Employment and Labour Market of Bangladesh” held on 19 August 2009 expressed the need for appropriate measures to tackle the impact of the global financial crisis.
• 24 August 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Occupational Safety and Health
  TVET Reform Project, Bangladesh, jointly funded by the Bangladesh Government, the European Commission and the International Labour Organization (ILO) arranged a day long workshop on “Occupational Safety and Health" (OSH) to raise awareness among industry stakeholders.
• 20 August 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Agreement signing ceremony between Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and NGOs to implement child labour programmes under the ILO-DCC Action Program on Child Labour
  Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has signed an agreement with five national NGOs namely, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Resource Integration Center, Nari Moitree, Center for Development Services and Population Services and Training Center under the ILO-DCC Action Program on Child Labour. The signing ceremony was held on 20 August 2009 at the Dhalpur Community Center of DCC.
• 10 August 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  ILO celebrates the International Indigenous Peoples' Day
  A book launching programme was organized by ILO Office in Bangladesh in cooperation with the Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous People on 10 August 2009.
• 31 July - 1 August 2009, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
  Workshop on Sector Development Strategy for Agro-Food Processing Sector
  Mr Dilip Barua, Honorable Minister for Industries was the chief guest at the Agro-Food Processing Sector Development Strategy Workshop organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) Technical and Vocational Education (TVET) Reform Project held at the UNI Resort in Cox’s Bazar mid August.
• 11-12 June 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  World Day Against Child Labour 2009 in Dhaka
  World Day Against Child Labour aims to promote awareness and action to end child labour. This year we are putting special focus on the plight of girls who often endure additional hardships as victims of child labour. Support for the World Day has been growing each year and 2009 will be no exception. ...
• 3 May 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  High Level Forum on "Social Dialogue and Decent Work: Our Challenges"