Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF), with technical assistance from the International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for Bangladesh, organized a two-day training on the Tailor-Made Toolkit for Social Dialogue Mechanisms on 10–11 November 2026 at the Chittagong Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CWCCI), Agrabad, Chattogram.

The training aimed to strengthen the capacity of BEF member enterprises to establish and sustain effective workplace social dialogue mechanisms. Sessions covered social dialogue, industrial relations, collective bargaining, workplace cooperation, communication, negotiation, conflict prevention, and the practical application of the Handbook on Social Dialogue in Bangladesh: A Toolkit for Employers.

Mr. Moslem Uddin, Assistant Secretary-General of BEF, and Ms. Nada Aridhi, Technical Specialist, Labour Administration and Working Conditions (LAWC), ILO, shared their insights and delivered remarks. The sessions were facilitated by Ms. Ruksana Yasmin Arzoo and Mr. Maruf Kamal, Senior Programme Officers, SD/IR-CB, LAWC, ILO.

A total of 25 participants from BEF member organizations attended the training, gaining practical insights into social dialogue processes and approaches to fostering constructive employer-worker relations at the workplace.