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Bangladesh has been an active Member State of ILO since 22 June 1972 and has ratified 39 ILO Conventions and one Protocol, including all ten fundamental Conventions, and two of the four governance Conventions.

The ILO supports the Government of Bangladesh, and its social partners (workers' and employers' organisations) advance the decent work agenda through the ILO Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP).

Learn more about the ILO's work and achievements in Bangladesh by reading the brochure.

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Together, as cashew farmers, we have a stronger voice in the market
Cashew farmer Putuli Kheyang (right) sits with three other women as they sort cashew nuts.

ILO Voices | Women’s economic empowerment

Together, as cashew farmers, we have a stronger voice in the market

From pilot to policy: Media advocacy drives Bangladesh’s employment injury scheme forward
Md. Sekender Ali Mina, Executive Director of the Safety and Rights Society (SRS) sharing his insights on EIS with journalists and workers’ representation

Social protection

From pilot to policy: Media advocacy drives Bangladesh’s employment injury scheme forward

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Publications

Disability inclusion in skills and employment: progress, challenges, and policy priorities

Policy brief

Disability inclusion in skills and employment: progress, challenges, and policy priorities

The gender pay gap in Bangladesh: Trends, causes and policy options

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The gender pay gap in Bangladesh: Trends, causes and policy options

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Labour statistics

Labour statistics

The latest data on the Bangladesh labour market from the ILOSTAT database

This is a photograph of a specialized garment worker at work on a complex piece of machinery in a clothing factory in Bangladesh

Labour standards

This is a photograph of a specialized garment worker at work on a complex piece of machinery in a clothing factory in Bangladesh

Projects and programmes

Estimating living wages in amfori-member sourcing countries

Living Wage Programme - LWP

Estimating living wages in amfori-member sourcing countries

Co-Creating Network for Protecting the Human Dignity of Migrant Workers in South-East Asia

Co-Creating Network for Protecting the Human Dignity of Migrant Workers in South-East Asia

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Development cooperation dashboard

Development cooperation dashboard

The dashboard shows ILO Bangladesh's funding sources and programme areas.

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This is a screenshot of Mrs. Zulekha, a beneficiary of the groundbreaking employment injury scheme being piloted in Bangladesh with support from the ILO. She is telling the story of how losing her son at work impacted her life in a video..

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This is a screenshot of Mrs. Zulekha, a beneficiary of the groundbreaking employment injury scheme being piloted in Bangladesh with support from the ILO. She is telling the story of how losing her son at work impacted her life in a video..
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Opportunities at the ILO

This is a photo of an ILO Bangladesh female staff member sending a key message on what the ILO does - working for safe, respectful work environments.
Opportunities at the ILO

ILO Country Office for Bangladesh

PPD Secretariat Office Complex

Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh

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