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Ready-made garment industry

Social dialogue is key to establish minimum wages

Tripartism and social dialogue in Bangladesh

Taking social dialogue to the next level

Tripartism and social dialogue in Bangladesh

Navigating successful trade unions

Tripartite cooperation and commitment can promote decent work in the tea plantation sector in Bangladesh

Indigenous and tribal women face discrimination and inequality based on both gender and ethnicity; discrimination against them occurs within and beyond their own communities. In the tea plantation sector, 64 % of the workers are women. The ILO-SIDA...

Partnering for success

Better Work Forum emphasizes shared responsibility for a competitive Bangladesh garment industry

Employment for persons with disabilities

Jobs fair creates opportunities of employment for the persons with disabilities and companies get appreciation

ILO and UNICEF Joint Statement on International Day of the Girl

On this International Day of Girl, ILO and UNICEF call on the government, development partners, civil society organisations and the private sector to accelerate efforts to empower girls, improve accessibility and prepare them with 21st century...

Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) works on integration of market driven skills systems

B-SEP Project which is funded by Canada Government and implemented by ILO in collaboration of Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) works on integration of market driven skills systems.

Our impact, Their voices

Enhancing access to new skills for vulnerable workers in Bangladesh

ILO’s Canadian funded Bangladesh Skills for Employment and Productivity (B-SEP) Project facilitates workplace inclusion by making training accessible to disadvantaged groups such as poor women, persons with disabilities, indigenous youth.

Our impact, Their voices

Serving up success for disabled job seekers in Bangladesh

For people with disabilities in Bangladesh, finding a job can be a huge challenge. Yet attitudes are changing, as the private sector increasingly sees the benefits of hiring disabled workers.

Decent Work

Ministry of Labour, employers and trade unions set Decent Work priority action areas for Bangladesh until 2020

Social Dialogue and Tripartism

Department of Labour officials gain skills in investigating Unfair Labour Practices

A group of 30 officials from the Bangladesh Department of Labour have been trained on principles and techniques of investigation of unfair labour practices. The training will contribute to efforts to protect workers against anti-union discrimination...

Tuomo Poutiainen becomes Country Director of International Labour Organization (ILO) in Bangladesh

EU-ILO ‘Skills 21’ initiative to boost capacity of Bangladesh skills system

The ‘Skills 21 – Empowering citizens for inclusive and sustainable growth’ project which is funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) is formally launched at a ceremony held in Dhaka on 28 May...

Remediation

A journey towards workplace safety in the garment sector of Bangladesh

Tripartism and social dialogue in Bangladesh

Building better industrial relations through conciliation

Apparel Companies Receive Award on National Occupational Safety and Health Day

Rana Plaza: five years on

Increase national capacity instead of foreign dependency

Trade union leaders and workers rights groups called to make the RMG safety progress a sustainable one by increasing national capacity instead of foreign dependency. They also demanded introduction of injury insurance scheme for workers to ensure...

Workers Resource Centre launched for Bangladesh garment sector

A Workers Resource Centre (WRC) has been launched to build the capacity of trade unions in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh.

International Women's Day 2018

Beyond the Sewing Machine: Photographs highlight women’s empowerment in the garment sector