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Employment Opportunities & Best Practices: Bangladesh Perspective

Mohammad Nurun Nabi Talukder

Secretary

Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC)Slide2

Bangladesh Profile

People’s Republic of Bangladesh attained

independence on 26 March 1971

under the leadership of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Bangladesh is the most densely populated country in the world. Around 160 million people are living in Bangladesh within an area of 1,47,570 square kms.It is one of the biggest Muslim populated countries in the world. About 90% people are Muslims.Member of OIC since 1974.

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Labour force in Bangladesh

According to

Labour

Force and Child Labour Survey of BBS, 2013 :Population (15 +) is 106.265 million.Male 52 million.Female 54 million. Working Age Group Population 60.6 million (Employed 58.1 million. +

Unemployed

2.5 million)

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Not in

labour

force

45.6 millionSlide4

Private Sector EmploymentIn the private sector employees are recruited as per the recruitment policy and rules of the organisation;

Private sector is the main source of employing the labour force;

Private sector has to follow the basic labour and industrial laws of the country;

A huge number of labour force are self employed.Slide5

Public Sector Employment B

angladesh Public Service Commission

(BPSC) is a

key constitutional body to select suitable and qualified persons to the service of the republic. It has been performing a major national role in promoting excellence in human resource planning of the government as well as in ensuring impartiality in civil service management.Slide6

Unemployment in BangladeshIn 2013 unemployment rate was 4.3 %

Unemployment in the rural area 3.6 %

Unemployment in the urban area 5.8 %

Male unemployment rate is 3.0%Female unemployment rate is 7.3%Though unemployment rate in Bangladesh is comparatively low, the number of unemployed people, about 2.5 million , is a big figure.Labour Force and Child Labour Survey of BBS, 2013 Slide7

Scope of Employment

Government Service/Semi Govt./Autonomous Body

Agriculture Sector/Fishing

Overseas EmploymentPrivate JobBank/Corporate Sector/Educational instituteReady Made Garment SectorGeneral Business/Retail Shop/ Super Mall /Hotel/RestaurentMedical/Hospital ServiceService Sector (Transport, ICT , Real State, Vocational Job )Self Employment (Out sourcing, SME, Farming, Agriculture)

NGO/Non formal Development Sector Slide8

Emerging Sector for Employment

VET & ICT sectors are very much emerging for employment. These sectors include:

Software engineer;

Programmar;Hardware engineer;Training Institute;Out sourcing; Free lancer.Overseas skilled employment;If we can create employment opportunities for our workers and open investment avenues for entrepreneurs abroad our economy will boost up. Slide9

Challenges of Employment in BangladeshLow participation of women and merginalised group;

Due to lack of linkage between education and job market create employment mismatch

Lack of data for job seekers.

Improve the climate for FDI.Lack of co-ordination among public and private employment providers.Unregulated job market in the private and NGO sector.Slide10

Percentage & Number of Overseas Employment in OIC countriesSlide11

Overseas Employment in 2015

Professional 1828

Skilled Worker 214328

Semi-Skilled Worker 91099Less-Skilled 243929Other 4697Total 555881Source: Bureau of Manpower, Employment and TrainingSlide12

Challenges: Overseas EmploymentFinding suitable job;Job security;

Welfare of overseas employees;

Language barrier;

Strict government supervision;Training and knowledge on overseas environment;Unskilled worker and semi skilled workerSlide13

Co-operation: OIC Member Countries

Sharing of Skilled Manpower/Professionals;

Creation of employment opportunity;

Signing of G 2 G contracts within OIC member countries and implement the contract;Exchange of experts;Provide training facilities for un-skilled workers;Set up training institutes for skill dev./language;Ensuring job securities;Slide14

Best Practices: BangladeshEmphasis on Vocational and Technical Education

Emphasis on ICT, Web portal, Call centres.

Government has created National Human Resource Development Fund (NHRDF)

Government has taken initiative to establish adequate number of vocational and technical institution for job oriented education.Government has planned to establish some technical universities for creating high level skilled workforce.Slide15

Best Practices for overseas workersGovernment has taken initiatives to provide training in countries having the most overseas employments with the help of Bangladesh, high commissions/embassies.

Government has emphasis to provide language training to overseas employees to overcome language barrier.

Multi Lingual Language training institutes are being established both public and private sectors.Slide16

Bset Practices: FDI & EnterpreneurshipSME Foundation

is working for establishment of small and medium enterpreneurship.

BEPZA

to provide special areas for potential investors for export oriented industries.Government is going to establish 64 economic zones in 64 districts.Special Economic Zone for some countries.Joint collaboration projects (in the field of electricity and power generation).Slide17

Best Practices: Job in the ICT & NGO Sector

Government has set up digital centres in 4,547 union parishads, 321 municipalities, and 407 wards in 11 city corporations have already been set up.

Around 10,000 young ICT entrepreneurs have become self-reliant in the digital centres.

Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) is working for creating skilled IT workforce, and creating employment.Measures are taken for capacity building of IT industries under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. NGO friendly environment creates huge job opportunity in BD.Slide18

Best Practices to Reduce Time in Public Employment BPSC has been involved initiated online application facility for all the recruitments, printing of question papers on the same day of examination.

BPSC is arranging regular seminar and workshop to equip our officers.

BPSC is providing a unique ID for each educated young force to trace with his employment status.Slide19

Role of Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas EmploymentRetain existing

labour

market including exploration of new

labour market for workers;Create skill manpower by providing training as per the demand of labour market;Maintain contact and keep close coordination with International Organizations.Maintain data of migrant workers, receiving countries and related matters;Ensure rights and welfare of the migrant Bangladeshi workers;Slide20

Role of Ministry of Labour and Employment

To reduce unemployment  & poverty through productive  employment & human resource development

To create semi-skilled & Skilled manpower.

Enhance productivity of Factories by creating working friendly environment between workers & Employers.Ensure welfare of workers in different industrial area.To implement Labour-Laws.To fix up minimum wages of labour.Ensure justice through Labour Court. Slide21

Role of Ministry of Foreign AffairsMaintenance of relations and dealings with other countries;

Coordination with the international organizations and world bodies;

Arrangement of agreements and treaties;

Diplomatic and consular representations abroad;Welfare of Bangladeshi expatriates;Maintenance of liaison with International Organizations and dealing in the matters relating to treaties and agreements with other countries and world bodies;Consultation with concerned Ministries in all other relevant matters.Slide22

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