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Bangladesh Tripartite Decent Work Country Programme Steering Committee begins 2024 reflecting on progress

Labour reforms, green jobs for a just transition and private sector driven skills development to be prioritized in 2024

Social protection

ILO Strategy on extending social protection to migrant workers, refugees and their families

All members of society have the right to social security, including migrant workers, refugees, and their families. However, they face numerous legal and practical obstacles in accessing social protection. Based on the principles of equality of...

Statement

Employment injury insurance in Bangladesh: bridging social security in cases of tragedy

Employment injury schemes can be a bridging solution for social security in cases of tragedies such as the Rana Plaza building collapse and the Tazreen fire.

Occupational safety and health

Bangladesh’s progress in occupational health and safety could be leveraged to address workplace violence and harassment

Occupational Safety and Health frameworks are proving to be effective means of preventing and addressing violence and harassment in the world of work, a new ILO report says.

Advancing TVET leadership through Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBT&A) Level-6 training for managers and implementors

Skills 21 Project, funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has been supporting the Ministry of Education - a systematic professional development pathway for TVET teachers and managers.

Migrant workers

Bangladesh Government and ILO partner to support returning migrant workers’ re-integration into the labour force

The Government of Bangladesh, through the Economic Relations Division (ERD) in the Ministry of Finance today signed an agreement with ILO for a project that will enhance policies, capacities, and systems for inclusive and sustainable reintegration...

Skills and enterprise

Events

Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutes for women & girls: A Plea for Action

To mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence observance, the Government of Canada funded ILO’s ProGRESS project supported the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) to conduct a rapid survey on gender-based violence (GBV) in TVET...

Women's empowerment

Investing to empower: Shalimar's journey from victim to champion

Shalimar overcame poverty, gender discrimination, and violence to become a line supervisor at EchoTex Ltd. through the GEAR initiative. Her journey from a factory helper to a leadership role and activist against gender-based violence exemplifies...

Skills and enterprise

Media coverage

Disability Inclusion

ILO in Bangladesh to steer UN’s disability inclusion agenda for next two years

The ILO Country Director for Bangladesh Tuomo Poutiainen has been selected as the next UN Disability Champion. On behalf of the UN agencies based in Bangladesh, he will coordinate the UN Disability Inclusion Task Team that works to mainstream...

Labour Market Data

Latest Bangladesh Labour Force Survey incorporates first-ever disability data

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has published the Labour Force Survey 2022, incorporating for the first time ever, indicators for measuring disability inclusivity, a major step towards ensuring no one is left behind.

ILO organizes regional technical meeting on statistics of international labour migration and migrant recruitment costs in South Asia

A sub-regional meeting on labour migration brought together government, social partners, CSOs and academia to discuss and identify issues, challenges and more importantly to develop action plans to better measure, analyze and disseminate labour...

Minimum wage

Statement on the minimum wage in the Bangladesh ready-made garment (RMG) sector

ILO calls for all parties to continue to engage in constructive dialogue to reach a consensus beneficial to workers and industry alike.

Childcare

Bangladesh holds dialogue to chart way forward for the childcare economy

The Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs together with ILO and UN Women held a consultative dialogue on ways of effectively scaling up accessible, affordable, and quality childcare services to all parents and children countrywide.

GB.349/INS/12(Rev.1)/Decision

Decision concerning the report by the Government of Bangladesh on progress made on the implementation of the road map taken to address all...

Concept Note: Conclave on Promotion of Sustainable Enterprises for Local Development

Agenda: Conclave on Promotion of Sustainable Enterprises for Local Development

Comments received from employers on the referral request-Bangladesh

As of 3 November, in the language of submission

GB.349/INS/12(Rev.1)

Report by the Government of Bangladesh on progress made on the implementation of the road map taken to address all outstanding issues...

In "Rev.1" of 31 October, the draft point for decision has been updated.