All resources: Bangladesh

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.

Region portal

Asia and the Pacific

Skills and enterprise

Empowering youth of Cox's Bazar with market-driven skills and recognition

Skills and enterprise

ISEC project started informal apprenticeship-based training in Cox’s Bazar

Skills and enterprise

ISEC project design workshop on the SBCC Campaign

Launch of the Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook (APESO) 2024 report

Project

Reintegration for Migrant Workers: Enhancing Policies, Capacities and Systems for Inclusive and Sustainable Reintegration

Webinar: Working in Freedom, Mobility with Choice!

The global webinar, jointly organised by ILO’s Work in Freedom programme and the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) to mark International Day Against Trafficking, will address the challenges and progress in protecting migrant domestic...

Building Resilience for the Future of Work and the Post COVID-19: Promoting Rights and Social Inclusion through Organization and...

The project aims to contribute to reducing the decent work deficits and gender inequality in the informal economy in South Asia by enhancing the capacity of social partners to implement measures to promote formalization and gender equality. It also...

Regional meeting

Asia Expert Roundtable on Unemployment Protection 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented health and economic crises to the world. As in past crises, the pandemic has demonstrated that well-functioning social protection systems are effective tools to prevent people from falling into poverty...