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A discussion meeting was held on the Labour Force Development Strategy for the Exportable Shrimp Industry in Khulna under the joint initiatives of Bangladesh Frozen Food Exporters Association (BFFEA) and Fish Inspection and Quality Control (FIQC) Office, Department of Fisheries. Under the auspices of UNIDO supported Bangladesh Quality Support Programme (BQSP) Fisheries component, Khulna and Coastal Development Partnership (CDP), an NGO engaged in lobbying and advocacy locally, the discussion meeting was chaired by Anisur Rahman Bhuiyan, Deputy Director, FIQC, Khulna while Mr. Kazi Belayet Hossain, and Sk Abdul Baki, President and Vice President of the BFFEA was present as chief guest and special guest respectively.

Before the discussion an overview of the BQSP and its components was presented by the National Project Coordinator K. R. Hassan on behalf of UNIDO. The issues-based discussions was initiated by presenting an introductory paper on 'Women in Development (WID) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues in the Shrimp Sector by Nuruzzaman, National Consultant, BQSP, UNIDO, and a keynote paper on 'The Importance of Addressing the Labour issues: the Market Demand' by Quazi Kudrat-e-Kabir from World Fish Centre, Dhaka.