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Workshop with Women Committee of IndustriALL Bangladesh Council

BILS organised a workshop with IBC Women Committee members with a view to sensitize ILO C-190 and discuss on gender gaps in legal framework; and identify on April 17, 2023 at BILS Seminar Hall. Kutub Uddin Ahmed, General Secretary-IBC & Member Advisory Council-BILS chaired the workshop.  Md. Babul Azad, Acting Project Director, USAID’s Women Thrive in Bangladesh Thrive Activity shared the Overview  and CARE Contribution to ILO Convention 190 and Ms. Kohinoor Mahmood Kohinoor Mahmood, Director-BILS shared the Gaps in Existing Legal Framework Addressing GBVH in light of the mandates C-190. Kazi Rahima Akter Shathi, Member- BILS Executive Committee; Nasrin Akter Dina, Member, BILS Executive Committee and China Rahman, Women Affairs Secretary-IBC shared their expert opinion on the C-190, gender gaps in legal framework and role of women leadership for prevention of harassment at the world of work with the female leaderships of IBC. A Total of 23 persons participated the meeting among which 19 are female and 04 are male. During the workshop three questions were given to the participants for their opinion, comments and recommendations and some workshop cards were given to write their opinion down.