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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.

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  1. Statement

    Mr Srinivas B Reddy Country Director, International Labour Organization, Bangladesh On Sixty-seventh Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia

    11 September 2014

    Mr Srinivas B Reddy Country Director, International Labour Organization, Bangladesh On Sixty-seventh Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia

  2. Press release

    ILO Provides 95 Motorcycles for Labour Inspectors

    07 September 2014

    DHAKA – A total of 95 motorcycles which will boost the capacity of government officials to carry out inspections at garment factories were handed over in a ceremony held in Dhaka today.

  3. © Munir Uz Zaman / AFP 2024

    News

    Progress booked after one year of ILO-EU-Bangladesh Compact on safety in garment factories

    09 July 2014

    A year ago, the ILO, the EU, Bangladesh and the United States signed a Compact to improve labour rights in the garment industry of Bangladesh.

  4. News

    A journey toward safe workplace - Srinivas Reddy, Country Director of the ILO, talks about the progress in ensuring factory safety

    07 July 2014

  5. Garment industry in Bangladesh

    125 Labour Inspectors Received Training by the ITC-ILO

    26 June 2014

    Labour Inspectors from the Department of Inspection of Factories and Establishments attended a three week long training programme by the ILO aimed at strengthening capacity of the labour inspection system of Bangladesh

  6. Garment industry in Bangladesh

    Future Directions Set for Modernization of the Labour Inspection System in Bangladesh

    26 June 2014

    Participants of a two day workshop on Labour Inspection Management in Bangladesh made a number of recommendations aimed at setting the direction for the modernization of the Labour Inspection System in Bangladesh. The workshop was jointly organized by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Improving Working Conditions in the RMG Programme (RMGP) of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

  7. Garment industry in Bangladesh

    Trade union leaders in the Asia Pacific region to consider strategies to halt weaking of union rights

    24 June 2014

    Around 40 trade union leaders from 20 countries in the Asia Pacific region are attending a seminar organized by the ILO Bureau for Workers‘ Activities (ACTRAV) on strengthening union activities. The seminar is taking place at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 24 - 26 June.

  8. Press release

    Seminar on "Industry-TVET Institute Relationship" Marked the Successful Completion of “TVET Week 2014”

    24 June 2014

    Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) 2014 observed from 18-24 June 2014, throughout the Bangladesh to raise awareness on skills training and expansion of the TVET.

  9. Press release

    Center of Excellence Project Aims to Create Skilled Workforce for RMG Sector in Bangladesh

    10 June 2014

    The Government of Bangladesh and the International Labour Organization have signed a new project to establish a Center of Excellence (COE) for Ready Made Garment Sector aimed at creating a skilled labour force for the export oriented industry.

  10. Press release

    Occupational Safety and Health Awareness Plans to Prevent Accidents in the RMG Factories

    26 May 2014

    Speakers at a day long planning workshop on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) stressed on the need for building OSH awareness in the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) factories to reduce risk of accidents and to prevent accidents at work places.