Public information

Welcome to the public information section, covering the ILO activities in Bangladesh. This page acts as a gateway to English and Bengali language information materials ranging from project publications to press releases, newsletters and brochures, speeches and photo gallery. You can also find contact details for the ILO’s communications staff based at the ILO-Dhaka office, also the project focal person, and the library services provide details of its publications.

For more information please contact the ILO Country Office for Dhaka office at
Tel: + 880 2 55045009, Fax: + 880 2 55045010 or Email

  1. Press release

    Apparel Companies Receive Award on National Occupational Safety and Health Day

    28 April 2018

  2. News

    Workers Resource Centre launched for Bangladesh garment sector

    11 April 2018

    A Workers Resource Centre (WRC) has been launched to build the capacity of trade unions in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh.

  3. International Women's Day 2018

    Beyond the Sewing Machine: Photographs highlight women’s empowerment in the garment sector

    07 March 2018

  4. Press release

    Bangladesh labour inspectorate goes digital with LIMA

    06 March 2018

  5. Our impact, their voices

    Bangladesh: Improving safety in the garment industry

    17 January 2018

    An ILO programme is helping garment factories in Bangladesh improve safety and minimize the risk of another tragedy like the one that claimed more than 1,100 lives in 2013.

  6. Our impact, their voices

    A win-win result through social dialogue

    31 December 2017

    Social dialogue training builds empathy between employers and workers in Bangladesh

  7. Video

    A better trained labour inspectorate | Zannat Ara

    04 December 2017

    ILO has helped develop a comprehensive foundational training programme for labour inspectors in Bangladesh. Some 200 inspectors have taken part in the 40-day course which gives them a solid grounding in the skills they need to carry out their work effectively. This work was supported by the ILO's Improving Working Conditions in the Ready Made garment Sector Programme funded by Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

  8. Video

    A better trained labour inspectorate | Ujjal Deb

    04 December 2017

    ILO has helped develop a comprehensive foundational training programme for labour inspectors in Bangladesh. Some 200 inspectors have taken part in the 40-day course which gives them a solid grounding in the skills they need to carry out their work effectively. This work was supported by the ILO's Improving Working Conditions in the Ready Made garment Sector Programme funded by Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

  9. Video

    Women inspectors reach out to workers on the factory floor

    02 December 2017

    ILO has supported the creation of a gender inclusive labour inspectorate in Bangladesh through training of female labour inspectors and the creation of a comprehensive inspection checklist that protects the rights of both women and men in the workplace. The work is carried out by ILO's Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made garment Sector programme supported by Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

  10. Employment for persons with disabilities

    Tourism and hospitality sector offers excellent work prospects for people with neurodevelopmental disabilities

    31 October 2017

    According to a recent disability survey approximately 255,000 people in Bangladesh have neurodevelopmental disabilities.