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Bangladesh

Assessment of garment factories to begin, to ensure building, fire and electrical safety

Garment industry stakeholders agree need for common safety standards.

Employment opportunities

Migration policy framework

Session wise discussions_Training in forthcoming act & role of recruitment association.

Assessment of structural integrity and fire safety of RMG factories to begin in September

Bangladesh

The Rana Plaza building collapse… 100 days on

A number of initiatives have been launched in response to the Rana Plaza building collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which expand upon ILO action following previous accidents in the country. The Director of the ILO Office in Dhaka, Srinivas B. Reddy,...

ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific concludes four day mission to Bangladesh

Bangladesh Government, employers and workers organizations sign integrated national action plan on fire safety and structural integrity in...

The plan brings together the National Tripartite Plan of Action on Fire Safety in the RMG Sector signed on March 24, 2013 in response to the Tazreen factory fire and the Joint Tripartite Statement adopted on May 4 in the wake of the Rana Plaza...

National Tripartite Plan of Action on Fire Safety and Structural Integrity in the garment Sector of Bangladesh (NTPA)

The Government of Bangladesh and representatives of Bangladesh employers’ and workers’ organizations today signed an integrated National Tripartite Plan of Action on Fire Safety and Structural Integrity in the garment Sector of Bangladesh (NTPA).

Report

Way out of informality - Bangladesh

Final evaluation summary

Joint programme to address violence against women

Project BGD/10/50/UND

International labour standards

ILO statement on reform of Bangladesh labour law

Amendments to the Bangladesh labour Act 2006 were adopted on 15 July 2013. Its conformity with international labour standards ratified by Bangladesh will be reviewed by the ILO supervisory machinery later in the year.

Joint ILO/DFID project

Work in Freedom: Preventing trafficking of women and girls in South Asia and the Middle East

Promoting education, fair recruitment, safe migration and decent work, the Work in Freedom programme adopts an integrated and targeted approach to prevent trafficking of women and girls in South Asian countries of origin (Bangladesh, India and...

Work in Freedom: Making migrant work safer for women from South Asia

Millions of women are trafficked from South Asia each year into exploitative forced labour like conditions. The UK Department for International Development (DFID), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the London School of Hygiene and...

“Work in Freedom” Programme

DFID, ILO to launch new initiative to tackle trafficking of women and girls

Workplace safety

ILO, EU, Bangladesh government adopt new compact on garment factory safety

The new compact aims to improve health and safety, labour rights and responsible business conduct in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry.

Bangladesh country report: Trade and employment

This publication is an outcome of a European Union funded project, which is being implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO), entitled “Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade on Employment (ETE)”. This project aims to provide...

Working for a higher skilled garments sector in Bangladesh: Using corporate social responsibility to bridge the gap between training and...

Gazipur Technical School and College (TSC) today celebrated the graduation of the first batch and the inauguration of the second batch of sewing machine operator trainees in a new corporate social responsibility partnership. The partnership brings...

APYouthNet Talk Show #21 - Multinational enterprises and youth employment

Can multinational enterprises operating in developing countries be a force for good? Find out on the latest APYouthNet Talk Show with H&M's Manager for Social Sustainability.

Promoting green jobs in Bangladesh: Women solar technicians and entrepreneurs

The training of solar technicians provides employment and income opportunities. Simultaneously, it facilitates a low-carbon development path through the promotion of renewable energy. This fact sheet summarizes the experience from Bangladesh

Decent Work Country Profile - Bangladesh

Over the last two decades Bangladesh has been struggling hard to establish democracy and has undergone tremendous economic, social and political changes that have shaped the landscape for decent work in Bangladesh. The country has experienced a...