Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) organized 2^nd Meeting for reviewing the Action Plan towards to achieve social compliance in the tannery industry on 6^th December 2021 at the Conference Room of BLF Head Office. Earlier as per direction of the formal Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, a one-year duration Action Plan towards achieving social compliance in the tannery industry was prepared throughout several meetings organized by BLF. With the lead of DIFE and active participation of Department of Labour, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industry, Bangladesh Tanners Association (BTA) Tannery Workers Union (TWU), in 25^th January, 2021, the action plan finalized and submitted it to the formal Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment for his kind consent and approval. It was also submitted to the Inspector General of DIFE and other concerned ministries and departments. But due to the transfer of the Labour Secretary from this ministry it has been delayed to come out for implementation. By this time the new Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment has taken over the charge and BLF again submitted the Action Plan to this concerned ministry. As it had been submitted a long time ago and 10 months had already passed, the honorable Secretary advised BLF to sit together again and revise the Action Plan for 1 year accordingly. As per his direction, 1^st meeting was organized on 26^th October 2021 and reviewed the action plan.

As per follow up and finalization the draft plan BLF organized 2^nd meeting. Shahana Zaman, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment (MOLE); Kazi Faruk Ahmad, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Industry; Md. Gias Uddin, Director, Department of Labour (DoL); Dr. Mostafizur Rahman, Joint Inspector General, Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishment (DIFE); Sayed Nahid Hasan, Labour Inspector, DIFE; Abul Kalam Azad, President, Tannery Workers Union (TWU); Abdul Maleque, General Secretary, Tannery Workers Union and Rehana Akter Ruma, Additional Secretary, Bangladesh Tanners Association (BTA) participated in the meeting. Rehana Akter Ruma and Khandaker Faisal Ahmed presented the draft revised plan and participants has given their input on it. As per decision the next meeting will be held on 20^th December 2021 to finalize the action plan. Abdus Salam Khan, Chairman, Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF); Z M Kamrul Anam, Secretary General, BLF; A K M Ashraf Uddin, Executive Director, BLF; Mahmudul Hasan Khan, Deputy Director, BLF and Khandaker Faisal Ahmed, Deputy Manager, BLF also present in the meeting.