Sun News Desk : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has emphasized on international initiatives to help prepare the young generation to face the challenges of the coming world order.

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She said on Wednesday responding to a question before joining the plenary session of the two-day 'World of Work Summit: Social Justice for All' in the Swiss city of Geneva.

Sheikh Hasina said "what I feel is that the international community needs to put social justice at the heart of the international development agenda like SDGs.

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The PM said Bangladesh government has undertaken massive social safety net programmes .

"It is for labourers, farmers, elderly people and students. Even the working and lactating mothers and disabled people are covered by the programmes," she said.

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"We have created social safety net in our humble way. But I think that it should be in a massive way. And ILO can take an initiative in this regard and international community should come forward to assist people to ensure that no one is left behind," she said.

She said that there can be no lasting peace or sustainable development without social justice.

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Prime Minister said the world is changing, the new technology is coming, and the fourth industrial revolution is in the offing.

"The people should become skilled. That is what we are doing in our country," she said.

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