CO–Dhaka

What's New

1. 

   Meeting

   Working Together for the Rights of the Migrant Workers
   

   3 December 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

   Trade Unions hold a consultation to develop a common minimum agenda and a plan of action on the rights of the Bangladeshi migrant workers. The opening of the event was marked by the presence of not only the trade union leaders but also the representatives of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment (MEWOE) and the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA). Participation of all the Tripartite Constituents in the opening informed the discussions that followed during the day.

2. Press Release

   ILO’S Press Release on the tragic incident of fire in a garment factory at Ashulia

   Dhaka (ILO News)

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) is greatly shocked and saddened by the tragic incident of fire in a garment factory at Ashulia adjacent to Dhaka on 24 November 2012 that resulted in the unfortunate deaths of more than 100 workers. The ILO extends its sincere condolences to the bereaved families of the victims and conveys its sympathy to those injured due to the fire.

3. 

   A National Workshop to discuss the ILO report “Female Employment Trends in South Asia: Case Study of Bangladesh

   22 November 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

   A National Workshop to discuss the ILO report “Female Employment Trends in South Asia: Case Study of Bangladesh” was held on 22 November 2012 at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel, Dhaka. The Bangladesh country study is a part of a regional project being coordinated by the ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia in New Delhi and the Regional Economic and Social Analysis Unit in Bangkok.

4. 

   Training

   Training of Facilitators on ILO Participatory Gender Audit Methodology

   18 - 21 November 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

   A Training of Facilitators on ILO Participatory Gender Audit Methodology was organized by ILO at the BRAC Centre Inn during 18-21 Nov., 2012. It was participated by different UN agencies including UNDP, UNFPA, ILO, UNWOMEN, WFP, UNESCO, WHO, UNRCO and UNICEF.

5. 

   New ILO Regional Director for Asia Pacific takes up post

   Mr Yoshiteru Uramoto (Japan) took up his post as Regional Director of the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok, on 16 October 2012. Until 2011, Mr Uramoto served as the Deputy to the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in Vienna, Austria. He spent 27 years with UNICEF, and his last position was as Director of the UNICEF Office for Japan and the Republic of Korea. He has also worked in New York and in the former Republic of Yugoslavia (Croatia), India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Timor-Leste and Sudan.

6. 

   Press release

   ILO launches artists programme, Nicolas Cage calls for an end to child labour

   15 October 2012

   ArtWorks brings together the ILO and artists committed to raise awareness of fundamental rights at work, including freedom from slavery and from child labour.

7. 

   Meeting

   Policy Working group meeting on Trade and Employment in Services : IT Sector

   7 October 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

   The third meeting of the Policy Working Group of Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment (ETE) project was held on 7 October at Hotel Ruposhi Bangla. The theme of the meeting was Trade and Employment in Services : IT Sector

8. 

   Events

   Book launching ceremony for multi language education material in Garo language

   2 October 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

   The Cultural and Development Society (CDS) organized a book launching ceremony of pre-primary education material in Garo with the support of ILO on 26 June 2012. Around 80 participants from government, NGOs, indigenous leaders and experts on multi lingual education came together to discuss policies and strategies and the importance that children get the opportunity to be taught in their mother tongue.

9. 

   Meeting

   Implementation Agreement between the Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) for the Project “Promoting Decent Work through Improved Migration Policy and its Application in Bangladesh”

   01 October 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

   An Implementing agreement was signed between the DAM and the ILO for the implementation of a component of the project “Promoting Decent Work through Improved Migration Policy and its Application in Bangladesh”. The component would work towards creating a good example of supporting the migrant workers through improved coordination with relevant actors like the government, recruiters, civil society in the destination countries and the migrant workers themselves.

10. 

    Training

    Training Program on Interest Based Negotiations and Joint Problem Solving with Tripartite Partners

    30 September to 3 October 2012, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The Promoting Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Bangladesh Project (FPRW) of International Labour Organization (ILO) held a 4-days residential training program on Interest Based Negotiations and Joint Problem Solving (IBN) with labour relations practitioners from the employers and workers organizations. The Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) senior staff who work with the parties to mediate negotiations and facilitate dispute resolution also participated in the program.
    

11. 

    News

    Outgoing ILO head hands over to Guy Ryder

    Geneva, 28 September 2012

    Guy Ryder received three keys that symbolize the tripartite structure of the ILO, ahead of his first day as Director-General. Outgoing ILO head, Juan Somavia, handed over the golden keys, and his functions.

12. 

    Press release

    Visit of Mr William Hanna, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh to ILO TVET Project sites

    11 July 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Mr William Hanna, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh and Mr Andre Bogui, Country Director of ILO, interacting with the beneficiaries of the ILO TVET Reform Project during their visits to two skills development pilot initiatives on 11 July 2012. Mr Shahjahan Mian, Director-General, Directorate of Technical Education, Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh also participated in the visits.

13. 

    Meeting

    Project Steering Committee Meeting of the “Promoting Decent Work through Improved Migration Policy and its Application in Bangladesh Project

    5 July 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The 1st Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting of the project titled “Promoting Decent Work through Improved Migration Policy and its Application in Bangladesh” was held under the chairpersonship of Dr. Zafar Ahmed Khan, Secretary, MEWOE on Thursday the 5th of July 2012 at the Conference Room of the MEWOE.

14. ETE e-Newsletter Bangladesh - 5th Issue

    This is the fifth issue of the quarterly e-newsletter of the ETE project in Bangladesh. This newsletter is a forum for information about the effects of trade on employment issues and the activities of the ETE Project.
    

15. 

    Meeting

    Policy Working Group Meeting on Trade and Employment in Agriculture

    24 June 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The second meeting of the Policy Working Group of Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment (ETE) project was held on 24 June at Conference Room, Chillies. The theme of the meeting was Trade and Employment in Agriculture.

16. 

    Letter of Agreement between IOM and ILO for the Project “Promoting Decent Work through Improved Migration Policy and its Application in Bangladesh”

    14 June 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The IOM and ILO signed a letter of agreement to strengthen the implementation of the Project “Promoting Decent Work through Improved Migration Policy and its Application in Bangladesh” and specifically to support Improved Migration Management and Services.

17. 

    World Day Against Child Labour 2012: Human rights and Social Justice… Let’s End Child Labour

    8-12 June 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Ministry of Labour and Employment took the lead to observe World Day against child Labour 2012 in collaboration with ILO, Trade Unions, UNICEF, Save the Children in Bangladesh, Manusher Jonno Foundation and Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum under the theme Human Rights and Social Justice… Let’s End Child Labour.

18. 

    Guy Ryder elected as ILO Director-General

    GENEVA (ILO news) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) has elected Guy Ryder as its tenth Director-General. Ryder, who is currently the ILO’s Executive Director for International Labour Standards and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, was elected by secret ballot by the ILO’s Governing Body. He will begin his five-year term in October 2012.

19. 

    National conference

    Youth employment in Bangladesh

    8 April 2012, Ruposhi Bangla Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    A National Conference on Youth Employment in Bangladesh was held on 08 April 2012 at Hotel Ruposhi Bangla in Dhaka. The conference, jointly organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and ILO, provided a very good platform for stakeholders to highlight the importance of youth employment issues and priorities in Bangladesh and way forward.

20. ILO Governing Body

    The 313st session of the ILO's Governing Body will run from 15-30 March in Geneva. Items on the agenda include the situation in Myanmar and hearings of candidates for the post of ILO Director General.

21. 

    News

    ILO launches a video contest on Decent Work for Youth

    8 March 2012

    The ILO launches a video contest for young people to show how the global jobs crisis is affecting them and their communities

22. 

    Seminar on Sustainable Development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts

    24 January 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The changing socio-economic and environmental situation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts was at the centre of discussion at the seminar on sustainable development, which was jointly organized by the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tract Affairs and Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) with support from ILO and UNDP. The seminar took place on January 24 at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka.

23. Press release

    Global Employment Trends Report

    The world faces the “urgent challenge” of creating 600 million productive jobs over the next decade in order to generate sustainable growth and maintain social cohesion, according to the annual report on global employment by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

24. National Consultation Workshop on Promoting Gender Equality in TVET in Bangladesh

    10 January, 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The workshop was one of the first initiatives of the newly-formed NSDC Secretariat and the CEO; Mr Jiban Kumar Chowdhury took an active role in leading the proceedings and promoting the role of the Secretariat among key TVET stakeholders in Bangladesh.

25. Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment (ETE) Project

    1 December 2011 to 29 February 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    This is the fourth issue of the quarterly e-newsletter of the ETE project in Bangladesh. This newsletter is a forum for information about the effects of trade on employment issues and the activities of the ETE Project.

26. 

    Final Tripartite consultation on MLC 2006

    20 December, 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Final tripartite consultation workshop on Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 was held at Bangladesh Institute of Administration & Management (BIAM) Foundation, Dhaka on 20 December, 2011. With a view to ratifying and implementing MLC 2006 extensively, this workshop was organized jointly by Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Bangladesh Marine Academy and ILO Dhaka office.

27. 

    Tripartite Workshop on Maritime Labour Convention 2006

    10 December 2011, Chittagong, Bangladesh

    Ministry of Labour and Employment, ILO Country Office, and Bangladesh Marine Academy jointly organized a technical workshop on Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 on 10 December 2011. The main objective of the workshop was to share the gap analysis between MLC and the relevant national legal instruments with the Stakeholders.

28. 

    Tripartite Workshop on Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) Research Findings: Agro-Processing Sector and Pharmaceutical Sector

    7-8 December 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    International Labour Organization (ILO) and Bangladesh Employers' Federation (BEF) jointly organized a technical workshop on the research findings of a study on the agro-processing sector and the pharmaceuticals sector. The workshop was held on 7 and 8 December 2011 at the BEF Conference Hall in Dhaka. The workshop intended to share the preliminary findings on skill demands for current and future needs of two important export sectors: agro-processing and pharmaceuticals industry