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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Labour Day heightens urgency for renewed commitment to social justice
Workers from a readymade garment factory in Bangladesh are seen leaving work at the end of the work day

Social Justice

Labour Day heightens urgency for renewed commitment to social justice

Bangladesh showcases achievements in skills development at Global Skills Forum
Distinguish panellists at the Global Skills Forum Bangladesh session

Global Skills Forum 2024

Bangladesh showcases achievements in skills development at Global Skills Forum

Publications

Integrated approaches for formalization in Asia and the Pacific

Integrated approaches for formalization in Asia and the Pacific

Skills demand and supply assessment in the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar region, Bangladesh

Skills demand and supply assessment in the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar region, Bangladesh

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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)

Employability of women workers

Promoting Gender Responsive Enterprise Development and TVET Systems (ProGRESS)

Building Youth Capacity and Network in Asia Pacific

Enterprise development

Building Youth Capacity and Network in Asia Pacific

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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.

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ILO Country Office for Bangladesh

PPD Secretariat Office Complex

Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh

Events

ISEC project design workshop on the SBCC Campaign

Skills and enterprise

ISEC project design workshop on the SBCC Campaign

Asia and the Pacific
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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