Publications

The ILO Office in Bangladesh publishes reports, working papers, brochures and training manuals. Some of these can be downloaded directly. Others can be requested or purchased in hard copy from the ILO Library in Dhaka. Email

2011

  1. Brochure of Green Jobs in Asia project

    07 December 2011

    The brochure for the Green Jobs in Asia project outlines the objectives, strategy and components of this technical cooperation initiative. The project aims to assist five Asian countries in shifting to a low-carbon, environmentally friendly and climate resilient economy that helps accelerate the jobs recovery, reduce social gaps, support development goals and realize decent work.

  2. Pilot survey 2010: Working children in dry fish industry in Bangladesh

    01 December 2011

    The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics has conducted the Pilot Survey on Working Children in Dry Fish Industry in Bangladesh 2010 with the technical assistance of ILO-IPEC. To undertake this survey, BBS and ILO-IPEC with other stakeholders jointly identified the Dry Fish Industry located in selected five coastal districts of the Bay of Bengal. The aim of the survey was to investigate the forced labour of children and its measurement on the basis of certain indicators such as unfree recruitment, work imposed, freedom of work, dependency, coercion/ penalty etc. in line with ILO Conventions C 29 and C 105.

  3. ETE Newsletter Bangladesh December 2011

    01 December 2011

    This is the fourth issue of the quarterly e-newsletter of the ETE projectin Bangladesh. This newsletter is a forum for information about the effects of trade on employment issues and the activities of the ETE Project.

  4. Green Jobs Background Brief No.2-December 2011

    01 December 2011

    The background brief provides a summary of the latest news and events from Green Jobs Programme for Asia and the Pacific

  5. ETE Newsletter Bangladesh September 2011

    02 October 2011

    This is the third issue of the quarterly e-newsletter of the ETE projectin Bangladesh. This newsletter is a forum for information about the effects of trade on employment issues and the activities of the ETE Project.

  6. TVET Newsletter, July-September 2011

    30 September 2011

    What are the steps that the Government is taking towards skills development in Bangladesh? What role does the ship building industry play? How will underprivileged youth access skills training? How are kimchi and khichuri involved? We showcase the upcoming National Apprenticeships Conference and celebrate the approval of the National Skills Development Policy as well.

  7. Green jobs: The facts

    26 September 2011

    Green Jobs – Good Jobs: A Dual Challenge The emergence of Green Jobs has become emblematic of the world’s determination to develop a more sustainable global economy and society that preservers the environment for present and future generations and is more equitable and inclusive of all people and countries. The ILO’s Constituents in Bangladesh – the government, worker and employer organizations – have responded enthusiastically to this opportunity to equate green jobs to productive and sustainable decent work that will benefit all. The Australian Government – ILO Partnership Agreement (2010 – 2015), in its supporting role, has identified the Green Jobs in Asia programme as a positive step toward such a just transition as part of the broader goal of improving the lives of vulnerable people in Bangladesh – and across Asia and the Pacific.

  8. Green Jobs Background Brief No.1-August 2011

    01 August 2011

    The background brief provides a summary of the latest news and events from Green Jobs Programme for Asia and the Pacific

  9. Understanding children's work country report in Bangladesh

    01 July 2011

    The Government of Bangladesh has accorded the fight against child labour a prominent place in its national development agenda and has made a number of important commitments in this area.

  10. TVET Newsletter, June 2011

    30 June 2011

    Check out the launching of COEL’s apprenticeship program in Gazipur, joint workshops held by UNESCO and the ILO for TVET managers in Comilla, students learning pit loom weaving in Maonoghar Training Centre in Rangamati and Kamol Chandra from Norshindi’s success in the motorcycle industry.

  11. Skills for green jobs in Bangladesh

    09 June 2011

    Skills for green jobs are instrumental in bringing about the desired change and are inseparable from sustainable development. Bangladesh has embarked on several policies and programmes for adaptation to climate change and mitigation of its adverse impact, but it has no policy for the formation and development of skills for greening the economy. A coherent policy for the formation and development of skills for green jobs in all the potential sectors should be put in place and implemented.

  12. Fiscal and policy space for crisis response with a focus on employment and labour market: A study of Bangladesh

    04 May 2011

    A study undertaken for the Employment Policy Department, International Labour Office, Geneva.

  13. Asia-Pacific Labour Market Update, March 2011

    07 April 2011

    This newsletter provides a snapshot of economic and labour market trends for a number of Asian region economies, based on official data available as of 7 March 2011.

  14. Standards and Curriculum Development Committee (SCDC) Meetings

    05 April 2011

    The upcoming SCDC meetings include: IT Support Technician, Baker, and Food Technician. Additional meetings are scheduled for April and May.

  15. Apprenticeship Pilots – TVET Reform Project

    05 April 2011

    This paper provides a brief description of the pilots which aim to test various approaches to apprenticeship both formal and informal ranging from highly structured to more loosely structured and which are targeted at different groups, for example, working children, persons with disabilities, women.

  16. TVET Reform Project discussion paper Industry Skills Councils

    05 April 2011

    This paper sets out a rationale and proposal for the establishment of a network of Industry Skills Councils (ISC) in Bangladesh.

  17. Centre of Excellence Agro Food Skills Foundation (CEAFS) organized a workshop on WPL in Dhaka

    05 April 2011

    In this workshop presentations by experts covered the following areas: global practices of WPL and linkage between TVET & Enterprises; experiences of WPL in export-oriented industry; a Japanese productivity tool – KAIZEN; and importance of WPL.

  18. ETE Newsletter Bangladesh March 2011

    24 March 2011

    This is the second issue of the quarterly e-newsletter of the ETE projectin Bangladesh. This newsletter is a forum for information about the effects of trade on employment issues and the activities of the ETE Project.

  19. Bangladesh Decent Work Country Programme review 2006-2009

    24 January 2011

    The report on the review of the 2006-2009 Bangladesh DWCP includes a brief summary of the country context, progress towards each of the four outcomes, a discussion of how gender issues factored into the implementation of the DWCP, progress relative of ILO's performance criteria for DWCP evaluation, opportunities and constraints encountered, lessons learned for the DWCP as a whole and recommendations for developing the next DWCP.

2010

  1. Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957 (No. 107) & Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169)

    03 November 2010

    Bengali version of the Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957 (No. 107) & Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169).