All news: Bangladesh
TVET awareness campaign materials
ILO's EU funded Skills 21 project supported the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) to develop a campaign strategy for the TVET institutes and implement the campaign. The range of communication materials have been used during the implementation...
Capacity assessment of Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) for better skills need analysis
The Skills 21 project supported the National Skills Development Authority to conduct a capacity assessment study of the selected ISCs to formulate a generic capacity development plan for the RMG and textiles and ICT sectors.
ILO supports the Government of Bangladesh for skills development for professional caregivers
The ILO's EU funded Skills 21 project has been facilitating the level 2 skills occupational training in caregiving through its partner TVET institutes.
Occupational safety and health
Bangladesh has its first Occupational Safety and Health Profile in place
TVET institute organises “Bootcamp” for incubating start-ups
The Skills-21 project has supported the establishment and operationalisation of a business incubation centre in seven-model TVET institutes.
Capacity building of TVET officials on mid-term budgetary frameworks (MTBF) and budget analysis
The Skills 21 project, funded by the European Union, organised a five-day residential training workshop titled 'Capacity building programme on sector-based financing' for TVET officials on appropriate planning, implementation and audit of the budget...
Occupational safety and health
Decent work for sanitation workers in South Asia under the spotlight
A recent workshop highlighted existing challenges and opportunities, as well as actions taken by the ILO, governments and social partners to address decent work deficits facing sanitation workers in South Asia.
The Government of Bangladesh with assistance from ILO developed an awareness-raising campaign strategy for the TVET institutes
ILO’s EU funded Skills 21 project supported the government of Bangladesh to develop an awareness-raising campaign strategy for the TVET institutes to bring behavioural changes in awareness, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, self-efficacy and social...
Asia Garment Hub - A digital gateway to sustainability and decent work resources for the garment and textiles industry - is launched
The Asia Garment Hub, a one-stop digital knowledge platform to help industry stakeholders understand, promote and operationalise decent work and sustainable business practices across the supply chain was launched today.
Interview
10 years on from the ILO Domestic Workers Convention: What has changed?
Over half of the world’s domestic workers are in Asia and the Pacific. 10 years on from the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), Anna Olsen, Technical Specialist at the International Labour Organization’s TRIANGLE in ASEAN...
Our impact, Their voices
Investing in skills pays off
The ILO's European Union funded Skills 21 project supported building the capacity of TVET instructors in designing online materials, learning the latest software, and building online learning platforms. Like Pavel, five other master trainers are...
Our impact, Their voices
New skills lead to brighter future for Era
The ILO’s European Union-funded Skills 21 project works to increase productivity and better employment opportunities through an environmentally conscious, inclusive, demand-driven, and interlinked skills development system responding to the needs of...
Interview
Technical education can equip the young people with the right skills for the job market
Md. Jahangir Alam is the Director (Planning and Development) of the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) under the Technical and Madrasah Education Division of the Ministry of Education. In an interview with the Skills 21 project, Mr Jahangir...
Campaign
ILO launches COVID-19 awareness campaign for RMG workers
ILO statement on factory fire in Rupganj, Bangladesh
ILO organized an online webinar on the professional development of TVET managers in Bangladesh
The Skills 21 project, in collaboration with International Training Centre-ILO, organized an online webinar on the professional development of TVET managers on 24 June 2021
First international treaty to address violence and harassment comes into force
ILO calls on Member States to ratify Convention C190
Paralegals facilitate swift remedy for work-related grievances and disputes
World Day Against Child Labour
Take action to end child labour
Country Director of ILO Bangladesh, Tuomo Poutiainen, called for the actions that are still needed to tackle child labour in the country.
Child labour rises to 160 million – first increase in two decades
The International Labour Organization and UNICEF warn nine million additional children at risk as a result of COVID-19 pandemic
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