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Occupational safety and health

Thirty garment and knitwear factories awarded for successfully piloting model enterprise clinics

Under the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) Project, Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) and Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)organized a learning dissemination and award-giving ceremony...

Youth employment

Asia-Pacific governments look to technology for employment services to support youth

Government officials from across the region exchange and learn about how technology can help young people access decent employment.

Newly established Bangladesh Private Sector Working Committee aims to help implement national sustainable development agenda

Gender equality

Collective efforts needed for gender equality at work

100 DIFE female labour inspectors pledge for change.

What works and what doesn’t in reducing migrant women workers’ vulnerability to forced labour and human trafficking?

An event held in Beirut, marking the completion of a 10-year ILO labour migration programme, presented lessons learned and findings that can guide future efforts to tackle challenges related to forced labour and trafficking of women migrant workers.

Strengthening bilateral labour migration agreements to protect the rights of women migrant workers

ILO, UN Women and IOM host a Symposium on women migrants workers’ rights under the GOALS programme.

Bangladesh, ILO and the EU and its Member States reaffirm their commitment to advancing decent work in the country

Partners agree new development project to improve decent work opportunities as well as to strengthen business sustainability and competitiveness.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

ILO Country Director’s message for OSH Day 2023

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is a right of every worker. The International Labour Organization (ILO) recognizes OSH as a fundamental human right and has included the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, No. 155 and the Promotional...

ILO Voices | Occupational Safety and Health

After Rana Plaza, I help prevent other tragedies from happening

Ten years ago, Mohamed Abdur Rob was part of a team of firefighters who rescued garment workers trapped in the rubble of Rana Plaza after the building collapsed. Over 1100 people died. His experience motivated him to become a fire safety officer in...

InfoStories

The Rana Plaza disaster ten years on: What has changed?

Today, the garment industry is safer and the capacity of the Bangladeshi Government to oversee compliance is much stronger. But what challenges remain?

Social security

Training of trainers to support implementation of model enterprise clinics

The Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) Project funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh, organized a two-day Training for Trainers (ToT) for employer organisations (BGMEA and BKMEA) on implementing the 'Model Enterprise...

Social security

Newly formed EIS Governance Board convenes third meeting

Under the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) Pilot, the third meeting of the Governance Board was held on 11 April 2023, aiming to enhance Employment Injury Protection for ready-made garment workers.

Entrepreneurial skills for youth

Equipping Asia-Pacific youth with entrepreneurial skills for sustainable growth

Youth in Bangladesh, Cambodia and the Philippines learn entrepreneurship and soft skills using the ILO’s activity-based learning tools.

ILO-Canada and the Government of Bangladesh start ProGRESS project to build the foundation for an inclusive skills system

TVET awareness campaign

ILO supports the Ministry of Education to introduce awareness campaign for TVET enrolment

In 2021, the ILO Skills 21 project funded by the European Union supported the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) in consultation with TVET institutes to develop a campaign strategy and plan for a continuing TVET awareness campaign to increase...

The Government of Bangladesh launches the Bangladesh National Qualifications Framework (BNQF)

A significant milestone in the harmonization and strengthening of the educational system of Bangladesh

Working conditions

ILO Statement on the explosions at Seema Oxygen Plant in Chittagong's Sitakunda upazila and the Science Lab area in Dhaka

ILO expresses condolences and solidarity with families of the victims of two incidents in Bangladesh.

Special Advisor to Japan’s Prime Minister visits garment factory in Bangladesh

Special Advisor to Japan’s Prime Minister joins workshop on business and human rights in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Business and Human Rights Week Landmark dialogue held to chart roadmap for responsible business conduct

Stakeholders highlighted the importance of removing barriers to responsible business as a vehicle for advancing sustainable development in Bangladesh