
Multi-Stakeholder National Dialogue on Just Transition
A K M Ashraf Uddin, the Executive Director of BLF, recently joined as a distinguished panelist at “Road to COP30:
Plenary session on No One Left Behind: Climate Justice for Informal Workers was moderated by Badal Khan (Member,NCCWE), and featured a keynote presentation by Mostafiz Ahmed, Associate Professor, Jagannath University, Bangladesh. Panelists included Sekandar Ali Mina (Safety and Rights Society, SRS), Elisa Benistant Fremigacci (Technical Officer, ILO Bangladesh), Sunzida Sultana (Additional Executive Director, Karmojibi Nari), Kazi Mokhlesur Rahman (Project Director, EARN Project, Department of Youth Development), Shaheen Anam (Executive Director, Manusher Jonno Foundation), Shah MD Abu Zafar (Adviser, Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies, BILS), and Dr. Md. Abu Yusuf (Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare).
The discussion highlighted the vulnerabilities of informal sector workers who make up around 85% of Bangladesh’s workforce under climate change and technological shifts. Emphasis was placed on the need for representation, reskilling, social protection, and inclusive policies, ensuring that women, youth, and marginalized communities are actively included in climate-resilient and Just Transition strategies. The session underscored that meaningful collaboration between government, development partners, trade unions, and civil society is essential so that no worker is left behind in Bangladesh’s transition toward a sustainable and equitable future.
A K M Ashraf Uddin, the Executive Director of BLF, recently joined as a distinguished panelist at “Road to COP30:
Bangladesh has taken a historic step by officially including the concept of Just Transition in its NDC 3.0, a milestone
Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) organized a training on Safety Committee, in collaboration with ETI Bangladesh under the ‘Improving Environmental and
The six-day long training on “𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐖𝐂, 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬” held from 14–19 October 2025, successfully jointly