Tag: skills

Blue Collar Ceiling

Post author By Shaila
Post date 14th July 2016

A weekly round up of articles about employment, the labor market, skills training and workforce development. This week’s round up is drawn from The Daily Star. Here is the news for the week ending 14th July 2016.

This week in the Bangladesh English Press…

…the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics reveals data on rural-urban migration while Bangladeshi migrant workers are still among the lowest paid in Middle East. Still no access to the Generalized System of Preferences but US retailers stand by Bangladeshi garment manufacturers. And Sirajganj will graduate 180 textile engineers a year through new institute.

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Tags construction, garments, health and safety, manufacturing, migrant workers, skills, trade agreement

Issues in the Labour Market

Transitions: Next Steps

Post author By Aidan Zizys
Post date 21st June 2016

Issues in the Labour Market: Transitions

Youth face many challenges trying to find work, and attaining a certain level of education or certain skills will only get them so far. Not only do skills training programs need to do a better job teaching youth the best and most up-to-date technical skills, they need to teach youth better soft skills. That was made clear by the last post. However, that only tells half the story. Employers also need to be better recipients and need to adopt better practices to get the most of their new, inexperienced youth employees.

To better understand some of these issues, we asked employers and human resource experts what they thought.

Tags education, employment, labour market, skills, youth

What the papers say

Banking in Rice

Post author By Tahmina
Post date 16th June 2016

This week in the Bangladesh English Press…

… the government extends primary education to class 8 in 20,000 schools and launches an e-learning platform for the rural population. ILO insists trade union registration is simple and transparent. There are still around 3.4 million children in Bangladesh who work in poor conditions. Bangladesh will receive US $51 million from Denmark to ensure pro poor growth and sustainable development. while farmers struggle to engage in public procurement. And duck farming yields benefits for the poor.

Tags agriculture, education, International Labour Organization, skills, youth

What the papers say

Old Work New Light

Post author By Aidan Zizys
Post date 19th May 2016

A weekly round up of articles about employment, the labour market, skills training and workforce development. This week’s round up is drawn from The Daily Star. Here is the news for the week ending 19th May 2016.

This week in the Bangladesh English Press…

…coverage on the plight of domestic workers. Training for individuals with physical disabilities takes the spotlight in labour and training talks. Increasing availability of electricity due to renewable energy, and organic farming practices help develop rural areas in long-lasting ways.

Tags agriculture, domestic workers, environment, laws, livelihoods, skills

Issues in the Labour Market

Transitions: To Work

Post author By Aidan Zizys
Post date 16th May 2016

It is clear that continued education and skills training offer better futures for youth as they enter into the workforce.

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and the International Labour Organisation define youth as those aged 15-24. As seen in the last post, youth face challenges even when they boast strong skills or high educational attainment.

Moving towards the other end of the spectrum, it is also important to consider what the experience is like for employers as these youths enter the workplace. As Bangladesh looks to take advantage of the demographic dividend, are the incoming youth workers trained well enough to take on such a task, or are their skills lacking?

Subsequently, how do employers have to accommodate under-experienced and sometimes ill equipped youth, or do they think youth are equipped with the right skills?

In this post, we explore skills training and what can be done to improve the experience of employers as they welcome an influx of new workers over the coming years.

Tags education, employment, garments, labour market, manufacturing, skills, transitions, youth

What the papers say

Careers in Leather

Post author By Aidan Zizys
Post date 12th May 2016

This week in the Bangladesh English Press…

…More opportunities for training in schools and while at work. Government programmes to support skills training across the country. Workplace safety has improved since 2013. Chittagong beekeepers strike liquid gold.

Tags education, International Labour Organization, leather, manufacturing, skills, sustainability compact, training

Issues in the Labour Market

Transitions: From School

Post author By Aidan Zizys
Post date 18th April 2016

Transitions: Bangladesh

The Demographic Dividend

Development and population are complex concepts that require more sophisticated models to study them. They affect each other in different ways and the relationship between the two often changes over time. As Bangladesh transitions from a lower income country to a middle income country, it is important to understand some of the social variables that are at work. A demographic transition model (from Hayes and Jones, 2015) helps breakdown the complex interactions between these two variables.

Tags economic growth, education, employment, skills, women&work, youth

What the papers say

Climate and Productivity

Post author By Phillip
Post date 22nd November 2015

A weekly round up of articles about employment, the labour market, skills training and workforce development.This week’s round up is drawn from The Daily Star. Here is the news for the week ending 19th November 2015.

This week in the Bangladesh English Press…

…we look at the World Health Organization’s report on climate change. The latest information shows an increasing number of Bangladeshi women are going overseas to work. International development assistance is discussed at the Bangladesh Development Forum. And there is more news of programmes to improve industrial relations in the garments sector.

Tags environment, garments, International Labour Organization, International Monetary Fund, migrant workers, Saudi, skills, Sweden, USAID, women&work, World Bank

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Skills Short in Garments

Post author By Phillip
Post date 9th November 2015

A weekly round up of articles about employment, the labour market, skills training and workforce development.This week’s round up is drawn from The Daily Star. Here is the news for the week ending 5th November 2015.

This week in the Bangladesh English Press…

…we look at the latest news on Bangladesh’s migrant workers. There is a critical review of labour and skills in the garments sector. The government unveils the new National Social Security Strategy. And on a final note Mumbai screens a film about Bangladeshi women police officers keeping the peace in Haiti.

Tags garments, labour market, Malaysia, migrant workers, policy, Saudi, skills, social insurance, youth

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Skills for Export

Post author By Phillip
Post date 24th September 2015

Modern switch with the word skill on the top with the words novice average skilled specialist and expert around it. Black backgorund. Concept of training

A weekly round up of articles about employment, the labour market, skills training and workforce development. Here is the news for the week ending 24th September 2015.

This week in the Bangladesh English Press…

…The Asian Development Bank is upbeat about Bangladesh’s economic growth. A delegation from the Office of the Unite States Trade Representative visits Dhaka and Chittagong. And the Government’s role in the development and export of skilled people is discussed.

Tags economic growth, garments, handicrafts, International Labour Organization, Malaysia, migrant workers, pay, skills, sustainability compact, trade agreement