Projects

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Labour standards for workers in the leather-based garment, footwear and accessories value chain

South Asia is an important hub for the production of leather garment, footwear and accessories across the world. Approximately 2.5 million, 500,000 and 130,000 people are working in the leather value...

Improving The Capacity of The Workers to Ensure Decent Work In The RMG for Local Market In Bangladesh

Improving the capacity of the workers to ensure decent work in the RMG for local market in Bangladesh The Ready-made Garment Industry for the local market in Bangladesh made a silent revolution apart...

Strengthening Knowledge, Awareness and Advocacy on Social and Environmental Conditions and Establishing Labour Standards for Workers in the Leather-Based Value Chain

The Bangladesh government has recently declared tannery as one of the highest priority sectors in the country and in 2017, leather was declared as the “Product of the Year”. The government has also...

Promoting Decent Work and Acceptable Working Conditions in the Tannery Sector in Bangladesh

In 1950, the leather industry began its journey with 21 tanneries in the Hazaribagh area of Dhaka. After the independence, the industry flourished around Hazaribagh and 90 percent of the country’s...

Reducing Prevalence of Forced Labour in Informal RMG Factories in Bangladesh by Promoting Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities for People through Alternative Learning Pathways

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected Bangladesh largely and caused huge economic distress to the livelihood of people, especially workers of the informal sectors. In the case of ready-made garment...

Labour Link Disrupts the Prevalence of Forced/Bonded Labour in Bangladesh Informal RMG Supply Chains from the Bottom Up

Once Bangladesh’s garment sector was known for its forced labour and the employment of high-risk child labours. Due to the introduction of strict labour rules in Bangladesh, forced labour has been...

Past Projects

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) for Workers and Owners in Local Ready-made Garment factories

Occupational Safety and Health Training Program Occupational Safety and Health Training Program Occupational Safety and Health Training Program Occupational Safety and Health Training Program Overview...

Increasing Knowledge and Capacity of Home-based Workers

Home Based Workers Bangladesh Labour Foundation with the home-based workers in Jessore. International Home-Based Workers’ Day Overview Home-based worker refers an employee who performs his or her job...

Promotion of Decent Work for Agriculture Workers in Bangladesh

Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture project Overview Bangladesh is an agriculture-based country, and about 38 per cent of the labour force is involved in this sector, which covers 20 per cent of the...

Development support services to women under the Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) Programme

Overview The Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) programme is one of the largest social safety net programmes implemented by the Government of Bangladesh in partnership with the World Bank. It aims to...

Decent leather- Labour standards for workers in the leather-based garment, footwear and accessories value chain

Decent Lather Bangladesh Labour Foundation Overview South Asia is an important hub for the production of leather garments, footwear and accessories across the world. Approximately 2.5 million...

Basic Literacy Project Across 64 Districts

Overview Education is an important factor for sustainable development and it is considered as vital for improving living standard. Nonformal education and skill development is considered as a process...