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News
First Industrial Safety Forum takes place in Dhaka
16 May 2022
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Investment in OSH systems and in social dialogue should go hand in hand
28 April 2022
ILO Bangladesh Country Director, Tuomo Poutiainen's message was published in several national newspapers on World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022.
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Bangladesh
European Parliament discusses implementation by Bangladesh of labour reforms
20 April 2022
In an address to the Committee on International Trade of the European Parliament, the ILO welcomed the progress made regarding the implementation of a labour rights roadmap and national action plan, and encouraged the government of Bangladesh to move forward with the reforms.
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Teachers' training
First-ever Level 5 Competency-Based Training and Assessment training for Master Trainers
11 April 2022
Improving the pedagogical and technical skills of TVET teachers is a key priority to achieve the professionalisation of TVET teachers or trainers.
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344th session of the ILO Governing Body
ILO Governing Body agrees Myanmar Commission of Inquiry
25 March 2022
Decisions on Venezuela and Bangladesh were also taken at the 344th meeting of the International Labour Organization’s Governing Body.
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Child Labour
Bangladesh ratifies the Minimum Age Convention
22 March 2022
Bangladesh has now ratified all ILO Fundamental instruments.
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News
Bangladesh ratifies fundamental ILO Convention on child labour
22 March 2022
Ratification of ILO’s Minimum Age Convention recognised as a milestone towards advancing decent work and social justice in Bangladesh. Minimum age of entry into all work set at 14 years of age.
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Case story
Awareness campaign helps RMG workers’ communities fight against COVID-19
21 March 2022
Parvin Akhter introduced mask wearing and hand washing practice in her family (comprising four children and her husband) and encouraged her neighbours to do the same to help prevent COVID-19 from spreading in Munshi Bari, a small community mostly populated by garment workers in Gazipur near Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka.
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Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia
What moves the needle on gender equality in the garment sector?
21 March 2022
Dialogue, men’s involvement, good legislation and time. A new report from ILO identifies these and other ingredients of successful actions to eliminate gender inequality in Asia’s garment sector.
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News
ILO and apparel leaders join hands to strengthen Safety Committees
17 February 2022
The ILO has signed new agreements with two leading apparel associations in Bangladesh to continue its ongoing work on improving working conditions in the country