Garment workers in Bangladesh leaving a factory at the end of day
Garment workers in Bangladesh leaving a factory at the end of day © Better Work Bangladesh

Bangladesh has been an active Member State of ILO since 22 June 1972 and has ratified 36 ILO Conventions and one Protocol, including eight of the ten fundamental Conventions, and two of the four governance Conventions. The ILO supports the Government of Bangladesh, and its social partners (workers' and employers' organisations) advance the decent work agenda through the ILO Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP).

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Government of Bangladesh launch Roadmap for Childcare in Bangladesh
Ministry of Woman and Children Affairs launch the Roadmap for Childcare in Bangladesh

Care economy

Government of Bangladesh launch Roadmap for Childcare in Bangladesh

Employers impressed by exceptional skills at Chattogram disability job fair
A person with physical disabilities speaks with a prospective employer at a job fair held in Chattogram, Bangladesh

Inclusion

Employers impressed by exceptional skills at Chattogram disability job fair

Publications

Promising practices for fair recruitment in Bangladesh: Digitised management of recruitment agencies

Fair recruitment

Promising practices for fair recruitment in Bangladesh: Digitised management of recruitment agencies

World social protection report 2024-26: Regional companion report for Asia and the Pacific

Social protection

World social protection report 2024-26: Regional companion report for Asia and the Pacific

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This is a photograph of workers from a readymade garment factory leaving work at the end of the day.
Labour statistics

Labour statistics

The latest data on the Bangladesh labour market from the ILOSTAT database

Projects and programmes

Promoting Gender Responsive Enterprise Development and TVET Systems (ProGRESS)

Project: Employability of women workers

Promoting Gender Responsive Enterprise Development and TVET Systems (ProGRESS)

Reintegration for Migrant Workers: Enhancing Policies, Capacities and Systems for Inclusive and Sustainable Reintegration

Project

Reintegration for Migrant Workers: Enhancing Policies, Capacities and Systems for Inclusive and Sustainable Reintegration

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This is a photograph of a Bangladeshi woman in a ready-made garment factory in Bangladesh
Development cooperation dashboard

Development cooperation dashboard

The dashboard shows ILO Bangladesh's funding sources and programme areas.

Tripartite partners

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ILO Country Office for Bangladesh

PPD Secretariat Office Complex

Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh

Events

Emerging core skills needs for youth employability and labour market transitions in Asia and the Pacific

ILO Regional Skills Webinar Series: Episode 2

Emerging core skills needs for youth employability and labour market transitions in Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

India
Mother and daughter sitting together in their home

India

Pakistan
School children at the brick kiln in Islamabad.

Pakistan

Malaysia
A worker in a Malaysian latex glove factory

Malaysia