In 2017, 57.45% of the people working in Bangladesh were in vulnerable jobs, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said. Poor quality jobs and vulnerable employment affects more than 900 million men and women in the Asia-Pacific, the report said. Despite sustained job growth, decent work deficits and informality pose challenges to prospects of further reduction in working poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Most jobs in Bangladesh informalAbout a third of Bangladesh’s population is involved in informal jobs, the ILO report says. Working poverty on downward trendThe the incidence of working poverty in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to continue its downward trend for the next couple of years.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 23, 2018 16:41 UTC