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“Recycling Solid Waste in the Tannery Industry” – a dialogue has been hosted by the Asia Foundation on 24 August 2022 at Dhaka under the project “Promoting Decent Work and Acceptable Working Condition in the Tannery Sector of Bangladesh”. Bangladesh Labour Foundation is implementing partner of this project in the Savar Tannery Estate, Dhaka.Participants from […]

With an objective to improve women worker’s knowledge and awareness of Personal Hygiene and Reproductive Health, a day-long training for the Women Committee of Tannery Industrial Estate, Savar was organised by Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) with the support of Mondiaal FNV on 21 August 2022. 20 female workers from different tannery factories participated in the

A bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) and Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) was held to review the progress of Implementation of the National Plan of Action (NPA) to Eliminate Child Labour from the Local RMG of Keraniganj Industrial Area (2022-2023). The meeting was held in the Conference room of DIFE

Training For Tannery Workers has been organized by Bangladesh Labour Foundation on OSH, Labour Rights, GBV, and Advocacy/Negotiation skills with the support of The Asia Foundation (TAF). This 2-day long training was organized at Salma Leather Corporation, Hemayetpur, Savar, Dhaka on 05-06 August 2022 and 25 workers from 11 tannery factories participated there. The main objective of the

Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) organised a 2-day long training on Study Circle Leadership for the Female Workers of unionized Factories supported by the Mondiaal FNV.The training was organized at Tannery Workers Union, TIE, Savar, Dhaka on 29-30 July 2022, and 20 female workers from 7 factories participated there.The main objective of the training was to

Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) organized a 2-day long non-residential training on Workers’ Rights, OSH, In-house Waste Management, Chemical Management, and Sustainable Energy Usage for Tannery supervisors and management staffs with the support of The Asia Foundation (TAF).The training was organized at The Luncheon Restaurant, Diamond Tower, Hemayetpur, Savar, Dhaka on 25-26 July 2022, and 25

Recently, Khandaker Faisal Ahmed, Program Coordinator, Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) visited Chennai Tannery Clusters in India as a member of a delegation comprising Bangladesh Tanners Association (BTA) member tannery owners, Tannery Workers Union (TWU) President, The Asia Foundation, and CPD researcher. They visited there from June 26 to July 01, 2022.The goal of the visit

Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) organized a 2-day long Training for the Male Workers of Ununionized Factories on Study Circle Leadership supported by Mondiaal FNV. The training was held at Anjuman Trading Corporation, Tannery Industrial Estate, Savar, Dhaka, on 24-25 June 2022. 20 members from 12 factories participated in the training. The main objective of the training was

Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) organized two days long training on Operational Knowledge and Skills for Safety Committee members with the support of The Asia Foundation. Training organized at Dhaka Tannery Industrial Estate Wastage Treatment Plant Company Limited (DTIEWTPCL) conference room, Hemayetpur, Savar, Dhaka, on 18-19 June 2022. 24 members from 4 tannery factories were the

Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) has organized a two-day long Study Circle Leadership Training at the Cusie Development Center, Keraniganj. Participants of this training were Potential Leaders and Youth Workers of Local Ready-made Garments of Keraniganj. The objective of the training was, Capacity Development of the participants to facilitate Study Circle Sessions. The Training covers the