All resources: Bangladesh

TVET Reform: Design an inclusive skills development programme

Bangladesh is the eighth most populous country in the world which presents an immense opportunity in terms of labour force. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is essential in ensuring the country’s competitiveness in the global...

Signed project document (prodoc) of cover page of Project Way Out of Informality: Facilitating Formalization of Informal Economy in South...

Presentation

Bangladesh: Monitoring and assessing progress on decent work

ILO’S Press Release on the tragic incident of fire in a garment factory at Ashulia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is greatly shocked and saddened by the tragic incident of fire in a garment factory at Ashulia adjacent to Dhaka on 24 November 2012 that resulted in the unfortunate deaths of more than 100 workers. The...

UN PH Form

Personal History Form for the UN

Workshop report

Tripartite validation of the Bangladesh Decent Work Country Profile

A tripartite validation workshop for the Bangladesh Decent Work Country Profile organized by the ILO Country Office for Bangladesh was held on 25-26 September 2012. The workshop was prepared in line with the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a...

Bangladesh Decent Work Country Programme 2010-2015

Skills for trade and economic diversification: A practical guide

Labour in the Global South: Challenges and alternatives for workers

“Labour in the global South is an exciting contribution to the new field of global labour studies. It identifies in ten clearly written chapters the innovative and creative responses to the challenges facing labour worldwide.” −Edward Webster,...

Mapping and analysis of growth-oriented industrial sub-sectors and their skill requirements in Bangladesh

Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 17

Short list

Bangladesh priority decent work indicators

List of priority decent work indicators for Bangladesh

Full list

Bangladesh - National list of decent work indicators

List of Bangladesh's Decent Work Indicators.

"Momentous" new agreement to promote child rights and child protection in South Asia

The Regional Secretariat of the South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children (SAIEVAC), a South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Apex Body and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have signed a new Memorandum of...

Visit of Mr William Hanna, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh to ILO TVET Project sites

Mr William Hanna, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh and Mr André Bogui, Country Director of ILO, interacting with the beneficiaries of the ILO TVET Reform Project during their visits to two skills development...

Video News Release

A green initiative brightens Bangladesh

70% of all families living in Bangladesh’s countryside are not connected to the national electricity grid; the power lines either haven’t reached their villages or the cost of connection is too high for them. But now, with help from the ILO and...

Breaking the barriers

This video documents the inclusion of people with disabilities in skills training programmes supported by the ILO through the TVET Reform Project in Bangladesh.

Action Plan adopted at the Seminar on Sustainable Development in Postal Services in Asia-Pacific countries

ILO signs US$1,140,000 partnership with Korean Government

The ILO and the Government of the Republic of Korea have signed an agreement that will provide US$1,140,000, as well as technical expertise, to support the development of decent work in more than 15 Asian countries.

Bangladesh: Lighting the Way to a Greener World of Work

Solar home systems can be an alternative source of energy in developing countries like Bangladesh, where half of the population, or about 85 million people, lack access to grid-based electricity. Solar panels bring clean energy and green jobs to...

Employment model in Bangladesh: Promoting green jobs in renewable energy sector

This employment model is produced by the Green Jobs in Asia project supported by the Australian Government – ILO Partnership Agreement (2010–2015)