Return to work strategy for injured workers: taking implementation forward
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Bangladesh Business and Disability Network (BBDN) with the support of Bangladesh Employers Federation (BEF) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has completed the drafting of a Return to Work and Rehabilitation Strategy for people who suffered injuries or disability due to industrial accidents or occupational hazards. Following an initial consultation workshop in January 2020 and further inputs from stakeholders on an initial draft, a final validation workshop was conducted in January 2021 to generate further discussion on finalizing the strategy and taking the implementation forward.
Zero Project award winner BBDN to launch career portal with BdJobs Star Online Report Star Online Report
Bangladesh Business and Disability Network (BBDN) is a non-profit Trust established by the Bangladesh Employers Federation (BEF). BBDN is a group of representatives from business, industry, employers organizations and selected non-governmental and disabled peoples organizations working collectively on facilitating disability inclusion and workplace diversity in Bangladesh.
The Zero Project, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, announced Bangladesh Business and Disability Network (BBDN) as one of their award winners in the category of Innovative Practices in Employment from the Business Sector for the year 2021. The awardees were announced on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3, 2020).
BBDN to launch career portal for differently-abled people
Staff Correspondent
Staff Correspondent
Bangladesh Business and Disability Network (BBDN), recently awarded as one of the winners of the prestigious Zero Project Award, is launching a career portal for people with disabilities in partnership with Leonard Cheshire, CSID and Bdjobs. The project will be undertaken through the support of UK Government FCDO under the Innovation to Inclusion (i2i) programme.
The Zero Project, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, announced BBDN as one of the winners in the category of Innovative Practices in Employment from the Business Sector for the year 2021. The awardees were announced on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3, 2020.