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Statement
Bangladesh Employer' Federation Speech at the Regional Symposium on Deployment of Workers Overseas: A Shared Responsibility
15 July 2008
By Mr C.K. Hyder, Secretary-General, Bangladesh Employer' Federation on 15 July 2008
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Statement
Address at the Regional Symposium on Deployment of Workers Overseas: A Shared Responsibility
15 July 2008
By Dr. Dora Rapold, Ambassador of Switzerland, held in Bangladesh on 15 July 2008
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Video
Bangladesh: Minding her own business
13 August 2004
In tribal areas of Bangladesh, women generally follow a traditional way of life and it’s the men who go out to work or go into commerce. But increasing numbers of women are getting help from programmes supported by the International Labour Organization and setting up and running their own businesses, ILO TV now reports.
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Press release
Ground-breaking surveys expose plight of Bangladesh's working children
07 June 2004
The first nationwide look at the worst forms of child labour in Bangladesh finds that chldren are working long hours, suffer from bad health, receive minimal pay and overall have bleak futures.
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Video
BANGLADESH GARMENT WORKERS: A CUT ABOVE THE REST
22 April 2004
Millions of women in developing countries work in the garment industry, sewing clothes which are exported the world over. But the better paid jobs are often the preserve of men. The International Labour Organization promotes rights in the workplace and an end to sex discrimination. ILO TV now reports from a factory in Bangladesh where women are proving they, too, can be a cut above the rest.
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Video
Shipbreakers
22 October 2001
On 20 kilometers of sloping beaches in Bangladesh, an army of men daily perform some of the world’s toughest work. Tankers that survived years of high-seasoned heavy loads are now dismantled as they were built, by hand.