Bangladesh Employers' Federation (BEF) in collaboration with International Labour Organisation (ILO), International Organisation of Employers (IOE), Geneva and the Japan Business Federation (JBF) will organise the conference.

About 80 delegates including presidents and chief executive officers of employers' organisations from 21 Asia-Pacific countries will participate in the conference, says a press release.

The participating countries are Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Fiji, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.

Commerce Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is expected to inaugurate the conference at a local hotel.