CO–Dhaka

What's New

1. 

   National Conference

   Youth Employment in Bangladesh

   8 April 2012, Ruposhi Bangla Hotel, Dhaka

   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.

2. 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.

3. 

   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

4. 

   Seminar on Sustainable Development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts

   24 January 2012, Dhaka

   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.

5. 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).

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 

   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.

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   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.

10. 

    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

11. 

    Final National Consultative Workshop on Formulation of National Plan of Action for Implementation of the National Child Labour Elimination Policy, 2010

    5 December 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The final National Consultative Workshop on Formulation of the National Plan of Action (NPA) for Implementing the National Child Labour Elimination Policy, 2010 held on 5th December 2011 at Hotel Purbani, Dhaka

12. 

    Launch of Understanding Children's Work Country Report in Bangladesh

    17 November 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    'ILO, UNICEF, the World Bank, and UCW program launched its Inter Agency Country Report on Understanding Children's Work in Bangladesh on 17 November 2011 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka.

13. First meeting of the Policy Working Group on Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment (ETE)

    13 October, 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The first meeting of the Policy Working Group on Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment(ETE) was held on 13 October at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Ghulam Hossain, Secretary,Ministry of Commerce and Mr. Shafique Alam Mehdi, Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment. Mr André Bogui,Director, ILO Country Office for Bangladesh delivered the welcome speech.

14. Signing Ceremony for the Project Document of "Promoting Decent Work through Improved Migration Policy and its Application in Bangladesh"

    05 October 2011 - Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Signing Ceremony of the Project Document at the Economic Relations Division (ERD), Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, between the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and International Labour Organization (ILO) & Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to implement the project titled “Promoting Decent Work through Improved Migration Policy and its Application in Bangladesh”on 5 October 2011.

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

    02 October 2011

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

16. Tripartite Technical Workshop on Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED)

    08 September 2011 to 08 September 2011 - Dhaka, Bangladesh

    An ILO Workshop on “Tripartite Workshop on Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED)” was held on 8 September 2011 at Chilis Chinese Restaurant 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.

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    First National Consultative Workshop on Formulation of National Plan of Action for Implementation of the National Child Labour Elimination Policy, 2010

    12 July 2011 to 12 July 2011 - Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The first national consultation workshop on formulation of the National Plan of Action (NPA) for implementation of the National Child Labour Elimination Policy, 2010 (NCLEP 2010 was held on 12 July 2011 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka.

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    New tools in efforts to address child labour in Bangladesh

    29 June 2011 to 29 June 2011 - Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) launched on Jun 29, 2011 a Child Labour Management Information System (CLMIS) and its Child Labour Unit's Website. The CLMIS and Website were developed with technical assistance of the ILO-UIE Project. Mr Shafique Alam, Secretary, MoLE, Mr Alphons Hennekens, Ambassador of the Embassy of the Netherlands, and Mr Andre Bogui, Director, ILO Country Office for Bangladesh, attended the event.

19. 

    World Day Against Child Labour - 2011

    11 June 2011 to 11 June 2011 - Dhaka, Bangladesh

    On the eve of the 10th World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) 12 June 2011, the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) took the lead to observe WDACL under the theme "Warning! Children in hazardous work - End child labour".

20. Green Jobs in Asia - Bangladesh

    01 August 2010 to 30 June 2012 -

    The project is supported by the The Australian Government – ILO Partnership Agreement.

21. Green job assessment in agriculture and forestry sector of Bangladesh

    01 April 2009

    The agriculture sector assessment on green jobs would include both an inventory and assessment of the intensive green technologies which are currently on going or are being planned in the future and those have an impact on poverty reduction, employment creation, sustainable environment and decent work.

22. Fiscal and Policy Space for Crisis Response with a Focus on Employment and Labour Market: A Study of Bangladesh

    04 May 2011

    A study undertaken for the Employment Policy Department, International Labour Office, Geneva.

23. ILO and ADB to issue joint report on situation of working women in Asia

    25 April 2011

    A new report on how women are faring in the world of work will be issued by the by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday 29 April, in the run-up to Labour Day on 1 May 2011.

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    Zonal Level Workshops: Understanding Child Labour and Regulatory Mechanism

    27 March 2011 to 06 April 2011 - Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The ILO-Urban Informal Economy (UIE) Project and the Revenue Department of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) organized four zonal level workshops on Understanding Child Labour and Regulatory Mechanism. The workshops held on 27, 29 and 31 March and 6 April 2011 in 4 out of 10 zones of DCC. The workshops were chaired by the respective Zonal Executive Officers of DCC while the Chief Revenue Officer was present as Chief Guest. More than 800 participants comprise of zonal executive officers, ward counselors, tax officers, license supervisors, employers, members of community-based workplace surveillance groups (CWSG), and DCC and its partner NGO staff.

25. Asia-Pacific Labour Market Update

    07 April 2011

    This newsletter provides a snapshot of economic and labour market trends for a number of Asian region economies, based on official data available as of 7 March 2011.

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

    24 March 2011

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

27. ILO Director-General expresses support for reform and change in Egypt

    16 March 2011

    Mr. Juan Somavia, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), expressed ILO support for the establishment of freedom of association and other labour market and economic reforms in Egypt while concluding an official visit there.

28. Promoting Gender Equality in Civil Service of Bangladesh

    03 March 2011 - Dhaka, Bangladesh

    As a part of the Project initiatives of “Promoting Gender Equality and Preventing Violence against Women at Workplace” The 3rd consultation workshop on “Promoting Gender Equality in Civil Service of Bangladesh” was held at CIRDAP auditorium on 3rd March 2011, organized by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and supported by the ILO.

29. Making the crisis recovery work for women!

    06 March 2011

    ILO to mark 100th international women’s day

30. TVET Reform Project Undergoing Mid-term Review

    09 February 2011 to 28 February 2011 - Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The TVET Reform project is undergoing a mid-term review by an independent two-person team.

31. “Stop Violence against Women in Every Sphere of Life not only at Workplace”

    09 February 2011 - Dhaka, Bangladesh

    The second consultation workshop on “Promoting Gender Equality and Preventing Violence against Women at Workplace” took place at BIAM Foundation, Dhaka, on 9th February 2011, which was organized by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and supported by the ILO

32. Consultation workshop on"Promoting Gender Equality and Preventing Violence against Women at Workplace".Close

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    Child Labour and Trade License

    25 January 2011 to 25 January 2011 - Dhaka, Bangladesh

    An Inception and Orientation Workshop was held on the newly issued “Office Order” on Child Labour and Trade License on 25th January 2011 at the Auditorium of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC).

34. Asia Pacific job recovery lagging economic growth

    25 January 2011

    ILO Global Employment Trends 2011 cites concerns including inflation, youth unemployment, working poverty.