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Supply chains

Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia – Experience and Knowledge Sharing from the ILO-Sida project (2019 – 22)

As the ILO-Sida Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia project comes to a close, it is organizing a final regional workshop to bring stakeholders together, reflect on results and progress, and discuss ways forward for supporting a better future...

Webinar: Dynamics of paid and unpaid domestic work in urban India

Webinar on the Dynamics of Paid and Unpaid Domestic Work in India – presentation of key findings of an ILO-IIHS study of employers in Bengaluru and Chennai followed by Q&A.

Webinar: Report presentation and discussion on “Understanding patterns of structural discrimination of migrant and other workers in some...

The webinar will be a presentation of a recently released background paper titled “Understanding patterns of structural discrimination of migrant and other workers in some countries of South and West Asia” by the authors; Igor Bosc, Jens Lerche,...

Capacity building

Just Transition in the Textile and Garment Sector in China - International Summit and Capacity Building Workshop on Green Development and...

This workshop will build the capacity of local government and industrial players on Just Transition planning in the textile and garment sector. The workshop will introduce the Just Transition guidelines and its application (through the Just...

Women’s entrepreneurship development

Online Workshop on Gender-Inclusive Business Services

Online workshop on gender-inclusive business development and financial support services for ILO project partners assisting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Asia and the Pacific.

Policy Dialogue on 'Building a market responsive, resilient, and inclusive MSME ecosystem for job rich and sustainable growth'

Policy dialogue to share support knowledge building of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha in designing of evidence-based policy initiatives for catalysing sector-led growth by sharing efforts made by Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam, and South Korea, in...

Unpacking concepts of freedom and unfreedom in the world of work

A series of special lectures and panel discussions presented by Work in Freedom programme.

First technical meeting on South Asia qualifications referencing framework convened

Launch of Report: Impact of COVID-19 on nexus between climate change and labour migration in selected South Asian countries: An exploratory...

The study is anchored in the risk that migrants face due to climate change, further exacerbated by COVID-19 and its negative implications on the world of work in South Asian countries, especially in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The study...

Launch of the Regional Learning and Action Platform - A Knowledge Hub on Labour Migration in South Asia

Governance of Labour Migration in South and South-East Asia (GOALS) programme is launching the SOUTH ASIA CENTRE FOR LABOUR MOBILITY AND MIGRANTS (SALAM) - A knowledge hub supported by ILO, IOM and UN Women in collaboration with RMMRU, Bangladesh;...

Conversations on Working in Freedom

The four part discussion series will build on ongoing conversations between ‘Working in Freedom’ programme partners to link evidence and gendering policies, and highlight the lessons learned. They can be drawn upon to inform policy efforts as well...

The Bangladesh National Qualifications Framework (BNQF) approved – a milestone for Bangladesh

The BNQF weaves together general education, technical-vocational education and higher education into a harmonized quality-assured system. It defines pathways and equivalencies, which provide access to qualifications and assist people to move easily...

Webinar

From Bangladesh to Qatar: Lessons from a fair recruitment pilot in the construction sector

Join a discussion with the partners involved in the pilot, and hear about the lessons and the replicability for other industries and countries.

Bangladesh at 50: The role of decent work in sustainable and inclusive growth

Annual tripartite progress review of India Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2018-22

An annual review meeting of India DWCP was held to review the progress and plan a way forward for year 2021

2nd UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights

This second regional forum aims at raising awareness about business and human rights issues in South Asia and facilitating the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs).

The National Steering Committee approves a 10-level Bangladesh National Qualifications Framework (BNQF)

ILO’s European Union funded Skills 21 project is supporting the Government of Bangladesh to establish the Bangladesh National Qualifications Framework (BNQF) for almost four years now since 2017. The BNQF development is steered by a National...

Decent Work in the Garment Sector Supply Chains in Asia

Technical webinar: Environmental Regulatory Systems in the Textile & Garment Sector

The technical webinar will bring together experts to discuss preliminary findings and emerging themes. The webinar is a consultation dialogue with the taskforce members of the Textile Eco-innovation Research Network (TERN) of the Decent Work in the...

High-level 3+5+1 Meeting held on 18 February, 2020 to take stock the progress of Sustainability Compact

Ministry of Commerce (MoC), Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of the Government of Bangladesh, five development partners EU, UK, US, Canada, Denmark and the ILO forming the high level 3+5+1 platform met on...

Promoting Social Dialogue and Harmonious Industrial Relations in Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment Industry

The initiative will work to enhance workplace rights and industrial relations in the Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment Sector primarily through improved dialogue between employers and workers, particularly at workplace level.