Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Bangladesh's newly appointed Permanent Representative to the UN Office and other international organisations in Geneva, M Riaz Hamidullah on Wednesday met International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Gilbert F Houngbo and exchanged views on the post-2030 development agenda, the future of work and ways to advance social justice, particularly in the context of the Global South.

During the meeting, the Ambassador recalled Houngbo's support for and understanding of Bangladesh over the past decade and a half.

They also discussed how to steer the ILO's agenda towards a balanced focus on creating decent jobs, maintaining labour standards and norms, and promoting youth employment in large, labour-intensive economie...