UNB, Dhaka :
A pressing need exists to create more productive employment opportunities for indigenous and tribal peoples (ITPs) in Bangladesh, according to a new survey.
Informal jobs among the ITPs stand at 89.84 percent compared to national rural average of 87.5 percent while skill levels of the ITP employed population is extremely poor, the survey says. Only 2.63 percent of ITPs can be considered skilled workers while over 80 percent have either no or very limited level of skill training.
However, unemployment is higher among tertiary graduates (2.04%) compared to those with no education (0.11%) indicating an inverse relationship between unemployment with education.
ITP working age population accounts for 71.15
percent of the total population compared to the national rural figure of 61 percent with almost equal distribution in hilly and plain areas as well as by gender.
In addition to data about skill and employment, the survey also covered areas such as education levels, dwelling types, and access to fuel, food, drinking water and toilets. The survey, titled ‘Skill and Employment Baseline Assessment of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Bangladesh’, was carried out by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) with support from the International Labour Organization. A consultation to share the survey results with stakeholders was held at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) in the city on Wednesday.
Recommendations based on the survey findings included the need for relevant line ministries to undertake active labour market policies and programs for ITPs. It was suggested that such programmes should include job creation, supporting the unemployed and the underemployed e.g. through micro-enterprise development; linking training with the labour market; and helping match jobs with job seekers.
A pressing need exists to create more productive employment opportunities for indigenous and tribal peoples (ITPs) in Bangladesh, according to a new survey.
Informal jobs among the ITPs stand at 89.84 percent compared to national rural average of 87.5 percent while skill levels of the ITP employed population is extremely poor, the survey says. Only 2.63 percent of ITPs can be considered skilled workers while over 80 percent have either no or very limited level of skill training.
However, unemployment is higher among tertiary graduates (2.04%) compared to those with no education (0.11%) indicating an inverse relationship between unemployment with education.
ITP working age population accounts for 71.15
percent of the total population compared to the national rural figure of 61 percent with almost equal distribution in hilly and plain areas as well as by gender.
In addition to data about skill and employment, the survey also covered areas such as education levels, dwelling types, and access to fuel, food, drinking water and toilets. The survey, titled ‘Skill and Employment Baseline Assessment of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Bangladesh’, was carried out by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) with support from the International Labour Organization. A consultation to share the survey results with stakeholders was held at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) in the city on Wednesday.
Recommendations based on the survey findings included the need for relevant line ministries to undertake active labour market policies and programs for ITPs. It was suggested that such programmes should include job creation, supporting the unemployed and the underemployed e.g. through micro-enterprise development; linking training with the labour market; and helping match jobs with job seekers.
