Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957 (No. 107) - Bangladesh (Ratification: 1972)

Article 15 of the Convention. Recruitment and conditions of work. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the measures adopted to ensure that indigenous workers enjoy effective protection with regard to recruitment and conditions of work.

Articles 16 and 17. Vocational training. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the measures adopted to ensure that indigenous communities enjoy the same opportunities as other citizens in respect of access to vocational training facilities. Please indicate whether special training programmes have been implemented in cases where vocational training programmes of general application do not meet the special needs of persons belonging to indigenous communities.

Articles 19 and 20. Social security and health. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the measures adopted to ensure that the social security system covers indigenous communities. Please provide information on the number and types of health services available in areas inhabited by indigenous communities.

Article 21. Education. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the measures that have been taken to ensure that members of indigenous communities have access to education at all levels on an equal footing with the rest of the national community.