ILO to launch Bangla-language radio show for workers
UNB
The International Labour Organization (ILO) will launch a weekly Bangla-language radio show for workers titled Amar Shram, Amar Odhikhar (My Labour, My Rights) to help create better understand of rights and responsibilities in the workplace, reports UNB.
The weekly radio show will be inaugurated at Sonargoan Hotel in the capital about 3:30 pm on Thursday, according to an ILO media release.
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu, Labour and Employment secretary Mikail Shipar and country director of ILO Country Office for Bangladesh Srinivas B Reddy will present on the occasion.
With support of the government of Bangladesh and the government of Norway, the weekly one-hour radio talk show will be launched on Radio Today tomorrow. In all, 16 episodes of the show are scheduled to be broadcast, each Friday at 5:00 pm.
The main target audience of these radio programme is workers, supervisors and factory-level managers. This radio show will mainly focus on export-orientated sectors such as ready-made garments, shrimp processing, shoes and leather, said the release.
