Publications

The ILO Office in Bangladesh publishes reports, working papers, brochures and training manuals. Some of these can be downloaded directly. Others can be requested or purchased in hard copy from the ILO Library in Dhaka. Email

2015

  1. The National Skills Development System in Bangladesh (2015)

    11 December 2015

    The EU-funded ‘Technical and Vocational Education and Training Reform in Bangladesh (TVETR)’ project implemented by ILO helped develop strategies, tools and procedures envisioned in the National Skills Development Policy. This publication presents the main elements of this work that provide a foundation upon which future skills initiatives for Bangladesh will be built.

  2. ILO Bangladesh Newsletter December 2015

    01 December 2015

  3. Working towards stronger labour rights in Bangladesh

    25 November 2015

    This leaflet gives an overview of ILO’s work in Bangladesh to support compliance with international labour standards especially those relating to freedom of association and collective bargaining

  4. Know your labour rights (Bangla language)

    24 November 2015

  5. Know your labour rights (Bangla language)

    24 November 2015

  6. ILO Publications Catalogue 2015

    01 October 2015

  7. Skills for the international labour market: Bangladesh country report Part of a multi-country labour market trend analysis for migrant workers from South Asia to the member states of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

    06 September 2015

    International labour migration contributes to the Bangladesh economy both in terms of addressing the unemployment and underemployment and helping to keep foreign currency reserves stable through remittances. The labour migration trend in Bangladesh is characterized by an outflow of low- and semi-skilled workers. These workers are concentrated in short-term and low wage employment. The jobseekers’ registration based on the international occupational classification is urgent to enable comparability of skill levels with the countries of destination. There is also a need to align training and assessment with the Bangladesh National Technical and Vocational Qualifications Frameworks. Investment in awareness about living and working abroad is required. Outreach services are required to expand the use and benefit of the ‘Recognition of Prior Learning’ to both outgoing and returning migrant workers and to build career trajectories of those workers who can afford only a few weeks to a few months-long technical training. Undeniably, there is a need for greater coordination of efforts in terms of developing workers’ skills and improving governance of overseas employment recruitment, in particular, job-matching.

  8. Social dialogue in Bangladesh fact sheet

    30 August 2015

    Information about ILO "Promoting Social Dialogue and Harmonious Industrial Relations in Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment Industry" project

  9. The homecoming: Profiling the returning migrant workers of Bangladesh

    13 August 2015

    This study primarily develops a comprehensive profile of migrant workers who have returned to Bangladesh.

  10. ILO-DFID partnership programme on fair recruitment and decent work for women migrant workers in South Asia and the Middle East

    06 July 2015

  11. ILO Bangladesh Newsletter

    01 July 2015

    The number of export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh assessed for structural safety rises to 2,703 or 77 per cent of the total. Read this and other news in the latest newsletter from ILO Bangladesh.

  12. For a fee: The business of recruiting Bangladeshi women for domestic work in Jordan and Lebanon

    24 June 2015

    This working paper aims to shed light on the business models of labour recruiters that facilitate the recruitment of women from South Asian countries into domestic work in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Bangladesh, Jordan and Lebanon.

  13. Preliminary assessment of impact of labour migration from South Asia on South Asian employers

    15 June 2015

    This particular study was undertaken based on discussions held during a meeting of the South Asia Forum of Employers (SAFE) on 3-4 October 2013 in New Delhi, India. The Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF), taking the lead from the SAFE discussions, collaborated with ILO for this study.

  14. Project fact sheet: Application of Migration Policy for Decent Work for Migrant Workers

    09 June 2015

  15. Employing returning migrant workers' to support their professional reintegration

    27 May 2015

  16. Measuring children’s work in South Asia: Perspectives from national household surveys

    09 April 2015

    The report provides an overview and insight into the nature and extent of child labour and children’s employment and educational marginalization in the South Asian countries and region.

  17. ILO Bangladesh Newsletter

    01 April 2015

  18. Manual for Oman migrant

    08 March 2015

  19. Takeaway for Oman Migrant

    08 March 2015

  20. "Migration for decent work: Trainer's manual for giving pre-departure training to workers migrating to Oman"

    08 March 2015

    Standardized trainers manual for the providing pre-departure orientation to workers migrating to Oman, to be used for by government, semi government and non-government organizations. Following the pre-departure training for Oman, each potential migrant worker will be provided a takeaway booklet highlighting the key messages of safe migration in order to better prepare them for the migration process and life in Oman.