Recently, Labour Inspectors of the Department of Inspection of Factories and Establishments (DIFE) were awarded certificates to mark the successful completion of a three week long induction training on inspection and occupational safety and health. The Improving Working Conditions in the Ready Made Garment (RMG) Programme of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the International Training Centre (ITC) of ILO has been carrying out such Labour Inspection training for the current and newly recruited labour inspectors of the DIFE.
Till date, a total of 125 Labour Inspectors (114 male and 11 female inspectors) have been trained in three training sessions. The training included a range of different topics such as introduction on labour inspection and occupational safety and health (OSH), labour inspection strategies, OSH management, carrying out labour inspection visit, accident investigation, etc. “The Government of Bangladesh highly appreciates the initiative of providing training to the Labour Inspectors of the Department of Inspection of Factories and Establishments. This will leave a lasting impact in enhancing capacity of the inspectors and inspection system in Bangladesh,” said Mikail Shipar, Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment who handed over the certificates to the newly trained inspectors.
