Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF), in collaboration with the ProGRESS Project of ILO, Country Office for Bangladesh, organized a daylong “Awareness Raising Session on Gender Friendly Environment at Workplace” on 7th October 2024 at Conference Hall, The Sylhet Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI), Chamber Building, Jail Road, Sylhet. The objective of the session was to build awareness of both the employers and employees in the areas of Gender Equity, Gender Equality, Gender Demand, Gender Role and Gender Based Violence. The session particularly sought to explain & identify the role of employers on issues related to gender in accordance with the provisions of the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006.
Mr. Joha Jamilur Rahman, Head of Training, BEF acted as resource person. He facilitated the whole session using participatory methods. In the opening session, he shared the objectives and expected outcomes of the session. A summary of the discussion and way forward was offered by him. The event ended with a vote of thanks from Director, SCCI.
The Chief Guest, Mr. Mozibur Rahman, Acting President, SCCI, chaired the inaugural session with welcoming the participants to the session. The Special Guests present were Mr. Santosh Debnath, Principal, Govt. Sylhet Technical School & College and Other Directors of Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Mr. Gulam Akter Faruk, Secretary, SCCI. Representatives of the journalist have also taken part in the event. All the guests exchanged their views with the participants.
A total of 25 participants (Female-04, Male-21) including Government organization, TVET institute, Business Association, Employers, Employees from different industry sectors like Tourism, Care, Agro and ICT, participated in the session.
