Sweden Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, along with representatives of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and International Labour Organisation or ILO, launched Global Deal in New York in September 2016. The Global Deal aims to jointly address the challenges in the global labour market and enable all people to benefit from globalisation. Economic growth and social progress have pushed up the productivity of the overall manpower in Bangladesh in recent times, she added. The ruling Awami League chief mentioned the formation of the National Skills Development Authority or NSDA. Under the Prime Minister’s Office or PMO, NSDA coordinates between the capacity building activities of 22 ministries and divisions, she said.

Source: bd News24 September 19, 2017 11:26 UTC