[{"bbox": [72, 147, 1160, 440], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"></td><td>education and research</td><td>☐</td><td>☒</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>☐</td><td>☒</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Migration <u>@</u></td><td>☒</td><td>☐</td><td>☐</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reduction of Inequalities <u>@</u></td><td>☐</td><td>☒</td><td>☐</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Covid-19</td><td>☒</td><td>☐</td><td>☐</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [466, 494, 765, 520], "category": "Section-header", "text": "BUDGET INFORMATION"}, {"bbox": [83, 536, 223, 593], "category": "Text", "text": "12. Amounts concerned"}, {"bbox": [325, 536, 1030, 567], "category": "Text", "text": "Budget line(s) (article, item): 14.020131 (NDICI South and East Asia)"}, {"bbox": [325, 578, 708, 605], "category": "Text", "text": "Total estimated cost: 10 000 000 EUR"}, {"bbox": [325, 620, 902, 649], "category": "Text", "text": "Total amount of EU budget contribution EUR 10 000 000"}, {"bbox": [325, 662, 873, 691], "category": "Text", "text": "Team Europe Initiative on Decent Work (SE, DK, NL)"}, {"bbox": [325, 697, 1151, 784], "category": "Text", "text": "The contribution agreement will be a bilateral document; however, it will be part of the broader joint initiative with TEI on Decent Work, where Member States will provide additional funding to work towards shared objectives."}, {"bbox": [325, 790, 1040, 819], "category": "Text", "text": "Additional indicative amounts (but treated separately from this Action):"}, {"bbox": [325, 825, 580, 850], "category": "Text", "text": "Denmark EUR 5 000 000"}, {"bbox": [325, 860, 609, 886], "category": "Text", "text": "Netherlands EUR 4 000 000"}, {"bbox": [325, 902, 567, 927], "category": "Text", "text": "Sweden EUR 5 000 000"}, {"bbox": [369, 944, 861, 970], "category": "Section-header", "text": "MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION"}, {"bbox": [83, 979, 207, 1039], "category": "Text", "text": "13. Type of financing"}, {"bbox": [325, 979, 1150, 1037], "category": "Text", "text": "Indirect management with the entity(ies) to be selected in accordance with the criteria set out in section 4.4.2"}, {"bbox": [86, 1058, 380, 1087], "category": "Section-header", "text": "1.2 Summary of the Action"}, {"bbox": [86, 1103, 1142, 1249], "category": "Text", "text": "Despite notable progress in human development and poverty reduction in the last decade, underpinned by high economic growth, Bangladesh still faces some critical challenges to achieve inclusive and equitable socio-economic development. Creating sufficient and decent employment for the youthful workforce of the country is one of the most critical concerns to be addressed, particularly in the context of the changing nature of jobs and employment driven by new technologies."}, {"bbox": [86, 1273, 1142, 1505], "category": "Text", "text": "Bangladesh has signed several ILO Conventions, among others No. 182 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention; No. 138 - Minimum Age Convention; No. 087 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention; No. 098 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention; and No. 144 - Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention.¹ However, decent work deficits persist due to recurring challenges related to a lack of labour rules and weak enforcement of labour laws, non-compliant with international labour standards. Additional issues persist: a lack of workplace safety, harassment, physical abuse and discrimination are common. Additionally, workers also often lack access to legal protection and basic rights such as the right to form unions and bargain collectively."}, {"bbox": [86, 1528, 1142, 1587], "category": "Text", "text": "To address these, the Action will pave the way to a modernised labour legislation to support the decent work agenda. It will help the Government to fulfil targets under the EU National Action Plan (NAP) on the"}, {"bbox": [86, 1620, 809, 1644], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹ https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f/?p=NORMLEXPUB:11200:0::NO::P11200_COUNTRY_ID:103500"}, {"bbox": [1037, 1681, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 26"}]