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Labour administration

Foundational training equips labour inspectors to promote workplace health, safety and welfare

How digital payment systems can boost Bangladesh's push to meet the SDGs

An op-ed by Tuomo Poutiainen, Country Director of ILO Bangladesh and Dan Rees, Director of Better Work published on the World Economic Forum website

ILO and the Government of Denmark extends partnership to promote social dialogue and industrial relations in the Bangladesh RMG Industry

May Day Greetings by Tuomo Poutiainen, ILO Country Director for Bangladesh

ILO calls for resilient occupational safety and health systems for future emergencies

Better national occupational safety and health policies, institutional and regulatory frameworks that are also integrated into crisis response, are needed, says the International Labour Organization

Interview

Rana Plaza: More needs to be done to ensure workplace safety

The Rana Plaza building collapse on 24 April 2013 had killed 1,138 workers and left more than 2,500 injured. On the eighth anniversary of the tragedy, ILO’s Country Director in Bangladesh, Tuomo Poutiainen sheds light on the progress in workplace...

Government and ILO sign deal to protect migrant workers and digitise governance platforms

MOU also pledges to recognise migrant workers’ skills and experience

Selected good practice

Building a culture of workplace compliance

SWIFT

Sector-Wide Integrated Framework for TVET

NSDP-2011

National Skills Development Policy-2011: Review process and recommendations

Labour inspection

Government introduces new workplace safety and registration protocols

Labour inspectorate launches four essential protocols aimed at improving industrial safety and inspections

ILO Voices | Agriculture

5 ways governments can support agriculture insurance

Agriculture provides jobs to 1.3 billion people, which is close to 40 per cent of global employment, most of them working poor. Agricultural insurance can play an important role in securing farmers’ livelihoods and boosting the efficiency of the...

Joint UN Programme To Support Collaboration and Effective Labour Migration Governance Launched on Eve of International Migrants Day

The programme will work closely with the 12 member states of the Colombo Process to facilitate international co-operation on labour migration issues across South, South East and East Asia.

Garment sector in Asia and the Pacific

Women hit hard by COVID-19 impact on garment sector

A new brief highlights COVID-19 impacts on women and men workers in the garment sector and recommendations for a gender-responsive recovery.

Women hit hard by COVID-19 impact on garment sector

The ILO Brief - Labour Inspection Governance in Bangladesh

Labour inspection is the prime responsibility of DIFE, alongside approval of factory layout plans, licensing, inspection of working conditions, OSH, and labour welfare. This brief delineates the key functions of DIFE, the reforms currently underway...

Our impact, Their voices

Market relevant quality skills training ensures employment

Skills 21 project is a joint initiative of the Government of Bangladesh and the International Labour Organization (ILO), funded by the European Union. The project seeks to increase productivity and employment opportunities through an environmentally...

Our impact, Their voices

Skills training makes Rubaya dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur

Skills 21 project is a joint initiative of the Government of Bangladesh and the International Labour Organization (ILO), funded by the European Union. The project seeks to increase productivity and employment opportunities through an environmentally...

Our impact, Their voices

Skills training turned Sujan Marma's life around

Skills 21 project is a joint initiative of the Government of Bangladesh and the International Labour Organization (ILO), funded by the European Union. The project seeks to increase productivity and employment opportunities through an environmentally...

ILO business forum highlights the importance of a resilient COVID-19 recovery for Bangladesh’s RMG sector

DHAKA-3 November 2020 (ILO News) Representatives from the world’s largest retails brands met with leading figures from the country’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector at a Bangladesh Virtual Business Forum on 28-29 October 2020.