In its resolve to strengthen worker’s organisations and employers in the readymade clothing sector of Bangladesh, Denmark has signed an agreement with the the ILO. The agreement was signed by the Danish Ambassador Hanne Fugl Eskjær and acting Country Director of ILO, Gagan Rajbhandari. The titled “Promoting Social Dialogue and Harmonious Industrial Relations in the RMG Sector” will be jointly funded by Denmark and Sweden and implemented by the ILO over the next five years.

The project is part of the overall development program between the governments of Bangladesh and Denmark that underpins Danish development strategy in Bangladesh for the next five years. The project aims to contribute to establish an effective industrial relations framework with a focus on the RMG sector in Bangladesh. Furthermore, the project would promote sustainable enterprises through social dialogue and strengthen the workers and employers organisations.