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February 2012

  1. Event

    High-Level Tripatriate Meeting to present the Diagnostic Report on FOA & CB and develop the National Plan of Action

    29 February 2012

    For presentation of the diagnostic assessment report on ‘Towards full freedom of association and collective bargaining in Bangladesh garment factories’ and to develop a national plan of action, the meeting was held on 28 February 2012 at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka.

  2. Event

    Seminar on Sustainable Development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts

    22 - 29 February 2012

    The changing socio-economic and environmental situation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts was at the centre of discussion at the seminar on sustainable development, which was jointly organized by the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tract Affairs and Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) with support from ILO and UNDP. The seminar took place on January 24 at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka.

  3. Press release

    Dhaka: ILO delegation meets trade union leaders and union activists trained by an ILO-ACTRAV Project in Bangladesh

    12 February 2012

  4. Press release

    Dhaka: ILO Delegation meets with Bangladesh Ministers

    12 February 2012

    An ILO delegation led by the Director of the Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV), Mr. Dan Cunniah, met with several Ministers in Bangladesh during a Mission in the country from 12 to 14 February 2012.

January 2012

  1. Event

    National Consultation Workshop on Promoting Gender Equality in TVET in Bangladesh

    10 January 2012

    The workshop was one of the first initiatives of the newly-formed NSDC Secretariat and the CEO; Mr Jiban Kumar Chowdhury took an active role in leading the proceedings and promoting the role of the Secretariat among key TVET stakeholders in Bangladesh.

  2. Project

    Way out of informality: Facilitating Formalisation of Informal Economy in South Asia

    01 January 2012

    The informal economy in South Asia is estimated to stand at 80 to 90 percent of the labour force. These include wage labourers, self-employed persons, unpaid family labour, piece-rate workers, and other hired labour. The huge scale of vulnerable employment presents a challenge to stable and sustainable development. This sub-regional project contributes to employment policies that facilitate accelerated expansion of the formal sector. The project seeks to emphasize knowledge management so as to fill the large knowledge gap in policymaking and to embrace the proven ILO strategy of participatory dialogue.

December 2011

  1. Publication

    TVET Newsletter, October-December 2011

    31 December 2011

    Check out how disadvantaged and disabled women are becoming success stories of TVET reform in Savar, new options for Dhaka’s working children, how we’re supporting the supply of quality food for all, the secret of Japan’s success coming to Gazipur, and culture and carp at Cox’s Bazaar.

  2. Event

    Final Tripartite Consultation on Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006

    20 December 2011

    Final Tripartite Consultation on Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 was held at Bangladesh Institute of Administration & Management (BIAM) Foundation, Dhaka on 20 December 2011. Mr Shajahan Khan, MP, Minister for Shipping was present at the consultation as the Chief Guest.

  3. Event

    Tripartite Workshop on Maritime Labour Convention 2006

    10 December 2011

    Ministry of Labour and Employment, ILO Country Office, and Bangladesh Marine Academy jointly organized a technical workshop on Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 on 10 December 2011. The main objective of the workshop was to share the gap analysis between MLC and the relevant national legal instruments with the Stakeholders.

  4. Event

    Tripartite Workshop on Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) Research Findings: Agro-Processing Sector and Pharmaceutical Sector

    7 - 8 December 2011

    International Labour Organization (ILO) and Bangladesh Employers' Federation (BEF) jointly organized a technical workshop on the research findings of a study on the agro-processing sector and the pharmaceuticals sector. The workshop was held on 7 and 8 December 2011 at the BEF Conference Hall in Dhaka. The workshop intended to share the preliminary findings on skill demands for current and future needs of two important export sectors: agro-processing and pharmaceuticals industry.