Latest: Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector in Bangladesh (RMGP Programme)
2015
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Rana Plaza, two years on
Rebuilding life after Rana Plaza: Stories of survivors
20 April 2015
Two years after the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh, the ILO has helped many survivors get back on their feet and back to work, two of whom have opened their own successful businesses and are thinking big for the future.
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Rebuilding life after Rana Plaza
From worker to owner
20 April 2015
Haunted by the Rana Plaza collapse Nasir Uddin Sohel could not face returning to a large factory. After receiving counselling from ILO he used his compensation money to setup his own small garment factory. A year on, the business has grown from two sewing machines to eight and he now employs six other Rana Plaza survivors. ILO support to Nasir was provided through a programme funded by Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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Labour inspection
Towards a safer RMG sector for Bangladesh
19 April 2015
As labour inspectors, Farzana Islam and her colleagues are on the front line to ensure the safety and rights of over four million ready-made garment workers in Bangladesh. ILO supports capacity building of the labour inspectorate through a programme funded by Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to help it more effectively carry out its regulatory oversight role.
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Rebuilding life after Rana Plaza
A small shop built on big dreams
19 April 2015
Badly injured while helping to rescue fellow workers from the rubble of Rana Plaza, Shahjahan Selim is now permanently disabled. Through ILO medical and business skills assistance Selim has overcome adversity to open a small shop which after just one year of operation has grown to twice its original size. ILO support to Selim was provided through a programme funded by Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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April 2015
ILO Bangladesh Newsletter
01 April 2015
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Press release
Help line launched for Bangladesh worker safety and rights
15 March 2015
A telephone Help line for workers to make and resolve grievances relating to workplace safety or workers’ rights has been launched in Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh
110 newly recruited labour inspectors receive introductory training
24 February 2015
A total of 110 newly recruited labour inspectors are learning the skills necessary to help enhance working conditions and worker safety in Bangladesh.
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Press release
Major effort launched to complete remaining RMG factory inspections
03 February 2015
A major effort is underway to complete safety inspectionsof all remaining export-oriented ready-made garment factories.
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Press release
Employment injury insurance to benefit workers and employers alike in the RMG sector
24 January 2015
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s workforce and industry alike would benefit from the establishment of an employment injury insurance (EII) scheme according to specialists of the International Labour Organization (ILO)
2014
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Press release
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina officially opens Center of Excellence for Bangladesh Apparel Industries
07 December 2014
DHAKA – H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh officially opened the Centre of Excellence for the Bangladesh Apparel Industries (CEBAI) during a ceremony held at the Dhaka Apparel Summit at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, Dhaka today.