ILO DG arrives in Dhaka on two-day visit

International Labour Organization (ILO) director-general (DG) Gilbert F Houngbo has arrived in Dhaka on a two-day visit. He arrived in Dhaka on Sunday morning.

The information was conveyed in a press release of the Ministry of Labor and Employment.

The release said that during this visit, he will pay a courtesy call on the Minister of Labor and Employment on Sunday. He is also scheduled to meet the Prime Minister on Monday.

According to relevant sources, the visit is likely to discuss various issues related to labor standards development, improvements in the working environment, labor rights, social security, skill development, and the labor market in Bangladesh.

Discussions on the ready-made garment sector, informal labor market and implementation of international labor standards are likely to be of particular importance.

Gilbert F Houngbo is a citizen of the West African country of Togo. He assumed the office as the 11th director-general of the International Labor Organization in October 2022. He is the first African director-general in the ILO's century-old history.