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International Labour Organisation (ILO)Homeworkers need better protection: ILO
The dramatic increase in working from home due to COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the poor working conditions experienced by many homeworkers who, prior to the crisis, numbered an estimated 260 ...
International Migrants Day
Partnership among stakeholders to protect migrants in COVID-19 crisis
Bangladeshi migrant workers are at risk all over the world. Even though remittances are the largest driver of the domestic economy, the plight of migrant workers in many countries remains dire
COVID-19 affects education, training of young people: ILO
The COVID-19 crisis is having a devastating effect on the education and training of young people and Bangladesh is no exception, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said Wednesday
ILO organises online quiz competition for TVET students
International Labour Organization (ILO) has organised an online quiz competition for technical and vocational education and training (TVET) students to mark World Youth Skills Day (WYSD).
Ratify ILO convention 189 to protect domestic workers: Parliamentarians
A group of parliamentarians in South Asian countries have urged the governments to ratify ILO convention 189 to protect rights of the domestic workers.They made the call at the sub-regional ...
RMG industrialists opt for new factories over innovation
Around 70 per cent of readymade garment factory owners are not interested in investing in manufacturing new products. Their interest lies rather in constructing new factory buildings. Around 44 per ...
Bangladesh faces challenge to end child labour by 2025: Experts
Bangladesh needs to take measures to eliminate all forms of child labour within 2025 as per its commitment to attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), experts have said. “Complete ...
Macron denounces 'capitalism gone mad' in ILO speech
French president Emmanuel Macron denounced "capitalism gone mad" in an address Tuesday to the UN's International Labour Organization, while urging enhanced social protections in a global economy ...
Women’s participation boosts productivity: ILO
Businesses with gender diversity, particularly at the senior level, perform better and see significant profit increase, according to a report of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Bureau of ...
Bangladesh commits to Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth
Bangladesh has pledged to boost digital workforce opportunities and to train 250,000 Bangladeshi youth on ‘future' skills through its Access to Information (a2i) programme, reports UNB.It also ...
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