Prof. Yunus seeks ILO support to reform in labour sector

Hasan Mahamud from New York: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held a meeting on Thursday with the chief of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) at a hotel in New York, USA.

Houngbo offered the UN labour agency’s support to the interim government's move to implement ILO conventions in Bangladesh. “We are at your disposal," he said, adding the ILO would respond to his call ‘if and when’ he needed it.

The Chief Adviser said labour reforms are a top priority of his government, as it sees the issue as a key to turning Bangladesh into a world class manufacturing hub.

“We are very serious about this,” Prof Yunus said, adding that addressing labour issues would draw more foreign direct investment in Bangladesh