Dhaka, July 15 -- Bangladesh's labour market stands at a critical inflection point, with automation alone threatening up to 12.2 lakh ready-made garment (RMG) jobs and as much as 60 percent of female RMG employment at risk of displacement by 2041, according to a new policy brief by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

The brief, titled "Is Bangladesh Ready for the Future of Work? Preparing the Labour Market for Automation, AI, and Structural Transition," was published on Wednesday in collaboration with LIRNEasia under the FutureWORKS Asia initiative, with support from Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

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The brief draws on a foresight study analysing 27 national...