2009

1. Assessment of formal and informal apprenticeship in Bangladesh

   01 March 2009

   Looks at apprenticeship structures within four (4) business sectors: Leather and leather goods; transport equipment (shipbuilding and bicycle manufacture); agro-food processing; information technology (IT).

2. Preliminary assessment of Green Jobs in three sectors: (1) renewable energy (2) waste management (3) construction

   01 February 2009

   Provides a glance at relevant activities being carried out in the context of the framework of ILO’s green job initiatives.

2008

1. Report on the launching ceremony “Green Jobs initiative in Bangladesh”

   04 December 2008

   Summarizes the launching ceremony of Green Jobs ceremony jointly organized by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the International Labour Organization.

2. A national technical and vocational qualification framework for Bangladesh

   06 November 2008

   This paper describes the National Technical and Vocational Qualifications Framework (NTVQF) proposed for Bangladesh. The proposal was developed after review of qualification frameworks in other countries and local consultations with government, private sector and NGO groups. The proposed framework ranges from NTVQF 1 (equivalent to current National Skills Certificate 1) for a basic skilled worker to NTVQF 4 for a skilled worker. There are two levels higher, NTVQF 5 for a highly skilled worker or supervisor and NTVQF 6 equivalent to Diploma level or equivalent.

3. Mapping and analysis of growth-oriented industrial sub-sectors and their skill requirements in Bangladesh

   06 November 2008

   This report describes findings of research including a survey of 36 Bangladesh enterprises intended to identity: (i) sectors which are competitive and demonstrate growth potential, and (ii) the type of skills that will be required by these sectors in the coming years. For the purpose of selecting sub-sectors of the kind mentioned above, an analysis was undertaken of the pattern of growth, export performance, employment and productivity of manufacturing sub-sectors.

4. The gender wage gap in Bangladesh

   01 June 2008

   This study presents the first comprehensive estimates of the role that gender plays in determining hourly wage gaps between women and men in Bangladesh, by examining gender wage gaps across different industries, among workers with different levels of education and among workers operating across different sized establishments. The paper also provides the first quantitative estimates of the effects of industrial and occupational segregation on average wage rates for women and men in the country.

5. Availability of data related to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Bangladesh

   28 May 2008

   This study has attempted to map the sources of TVET-related data and assess their availability, reliability, and coverage. It will contribute to the development of a database on TVET to better inform the delivery planning and resource allocation decisions and assess progress in the TVET sector, and has addressed the need for improved the data collection and data management for TVET in Bangladesh.

2007

1. Report of the workshop on promoting gender equality at the workplace

   29 March 2007

   The gender workshop was organized to sensitize stakeholders on gender equality at the workplace. It highlighted the international conventions ratified by Bangladesh on CEDAW and Beijing Platform for Action, and progress made by the Government of Bangladesh; micro credit schemes for women and harassment at workplace; it focused on the various initiatives taken by the Bangladesh Employers' Federation, and National Coordination Committee for Workers' Education.

2. Time Bound Programme - Urban Informal Economy (TBP-UIE) project summary (In English and Bengali)

   01 January 2007

   The UIE project is one of the ILO-supported projects to the national Time Bound Program (TBP). The TBP was developed following the ratification of ILO Convention No. 182 on the Elimination of the WFCL by the Government of Bangladesh in 2001. The TBP sets the target for the elimination of all worst forms of child labour by 2015. The UIE project is funded by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, commenced in January 2007 and its first phase will be completed in December 2011.

2006

1. 

   Reaching behind closed doors: A survey of legal and policy responses to child domestic labour in South Asia together with recommendations for reform

   05 April 2006

   This paper frames the international standard of protection in the context of child domestic labour and reviews by comparison the extent of legal and policy measures relating to this sector across South Asia.

2004

1. 

   Migrant workers and human rights: Out-migration from South Asia

   08 September 2004

   This publication is in line with ILO mandate in support of migrant workers. The studies covering five countries in South Asia - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were undertaken from August to November 2003. It presents an overview of out-migration from South Asia and is intended to be utilized as background material for the General Discussion on Migrant Workers at June 2004 Session of the International Labour Conference.

2003

1. BANGLADESH:Report on the working children in metropolitan cities of Bangladesh (Establishment based child labour survey) (2002-03)

   16 December 2003

   A report on the working children in metropolitan cities in Bangladesh based on the findings of the Establishment-based Child Labour Survey (ECLS) 2002-03 conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

2. BANGLADESH: Baseline Survey on Child Labour in Welding Establishments (2002-03)

   15 November 2003

   A baseline Survey on child workers in welding establishments to estimate the incidence and distribution of this target group at the national level.

3. Migrant worker remittances and micro-finance in Bangladesh

   01 September 2003

   Assesses the scope and origin of migrant remittances in Bangladesh. It examines the current role of financial institutions in transferring remittance and macro-economic background against which such transfers takes place.