2013

1. Press release

   Tripartite Meeting on Fire Safety in the Workplace in Bangladesh

   15 January 2013

   A tripartite meeting on fire safety in the work place in Bangladesh was organized jointly by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the ILO on 15 January 2013. Following the daylong deliberations, a tripartite statement of commitment was adopted and signed at the meeting.

2012

1. Press release

   ILO’S Press Release on the tragic incident of fire in a garment factory at Ashulia

   27 November 2012

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) is greatly shocked and saddened by the tragic incident of fire in a garment factory at Ashulia adjacent to Dhaka on 24 November 2012 that resulted in the unfortunate deaths of more than 100 workers. The ILO extends its sincere condolences to the bereaved families of the victims and conveys its sympathy to those injured due to the fire.