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ILO and BEF ink agreement to enhance Occupational Safety and Health in the RMG sector
DHAKA - A major push to enhance Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in the Bangladesh ready made garment industry is underway following the signing of an agreement between the Bangladesh Employers Federation (BEF) and International Labour...
ILO joins hands with Bangladesh IndustriALL Council
ILO has joined hands with the Bangladesh IndustriALL Council (IBC) to further strengthen workers’ rights and working conditions in the ready-made garment industry.
ILO stresses need for Bangladesh Labour Act implementation rules to reflect international...
DHAKA - The International Labour Organization (ILO) has stressed the importance of ensuring that the proposed implementation rules for the Bangladesh Labour Act comply with international labour standards
Rana Plaza commemoration highlights progress made and challenges ahead in Bangladesh ready-made garment sector
Speakers at a commemoration event to mark the second Rana Plaza anniversary recognised the progress made towards creating a safer ready-made garment (RMG) sector for Bangladesh while stressing the need for further improvements to working conditions...
ILO calls for greater social dialogue in Bangladesh RMG sector
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for greater social dialogue among representatives of government, employers and workers within the Bangladesh ready-made garment sector, highlighting the gains this would bring.
Help line launched for Bangladesh worker safety and rights
A telephone Help line for workers to make and resolve grievances relating to workplace safety or workers’ rights has been launched in Bangladesh.
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110 newly recruited labour inspectors receive introductory training
A total of 110 newly recruited labour inspectors are learning the skills necessary to help enhance working conditions and worker safety in Bangladesh.
Major effort launched to complete remaining RMG factory inspections
A major effort is underway to complete safety inspectionsof all remaining export-oriented ready-made garment factories.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina officially opens Center of Excellence for Bangladesh Apparel Industries
DHAKA – H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh officially opened the Centre of Excellence for the Bangladesh Apparel Industries (CEBAI) during a ceremony held at the Dhaka Apparel Summit at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre,...
Making Industrial Policy Work for Growth, Jobs and Development in India
Remarks by José M. Salazar-Xirinachs Assistant Director-General for Policy, ILO at Symposium: "Making in India: Towards a Strategy of Manufacturing-Led Growth and Job Creation in India"
Labour Inspectors trained on follow up to BUET inspections in RMG sector
ILO stresses need for more systematic follow up to BUET RMG factory inspections The need for systematic and comprehensive follow up of fire and structural inspections of ready-made garment (RMG) factories by the Department of Inspections of...
Employer-employee cooperation vital for RMG Sector development
DHAKA – The need to promote dialogue and build trust between workers and employers to ensure sustainable growth of the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector was stressed by high-level speakers at an event on workplace cooperation held in Dhaka today.
RMG trade union members learn safety and organisational skills
Trade union members will be better placed to enhance conditions in the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector following a week-long programme of training activities designed to increase their organizational capacity and involvement in occupational safety...
Authorities urged to prepare for enhanced building and fire safety role
Bangladesh needs to ready its institutional, regulatory and oversight mechanisms relating to building and fire safety to ensure a safe working environment in the ready-made garment sector once the current support from external partners ends a...
ILO Provides 95 Motorcycles for Labour Inspectors
DHAKA – A total of 95 motorcycles which will boost the capacity of government officials to carry out inspections at garment factories were handed over in a ceremony held in Dhaka today.
Center of Excellence Project Aims to Create Skilled Workforce for RMG Sector in Bangladesh
The Government of Bangladesh and the International Labour Organization have signed a new project to establish a Center of Excellence (COE) for Ready Made Garment Sector aimed at creating a skilled labour force for the export oriented industry.
Occupational Safety and Health Awareness Plans to Prevent Accidents in the RMG Factories
Speakers at a day long planning workshop on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) stressed on the need for building OSH awareness in the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) factories to reduce risk of accidents and to prevent accidents at work places.
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ILO to launch major new programme to improve garment factory safety in Bangladesh
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Bangladesh will launch a new programme to improve working conditions in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh, on Tuesday 22 October in Dhaka.
ILO to launch major new programme to improve garment factory safety in Bangladesh
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Bangladesh will launch a new programme to improve working conditions in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh, on Tuesday 22 October in Dhaka.