Priorities
Empowering Bangladesh's Workforce: Advancing Workers' Rights, Sustainability, and Climate Resilience
MODERN SLAVERY AND CHILD LABOUR
Modern slavery and child labour refer to exploitative practices where individuals, particularly children, are coerced into work under poor conditions, often involving physical or psychological abuse.
JUST TRANSITION, CLIMATE CHANGE AND 4IR
The concept of a Just Transition involves ensuring that the transition to a green economy, driven by climate change initiatives and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), is fair and inclusive for all workers.
GENDER EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION
Gender equality and social inclusion focus on ensuring that all individuals, regardless of gender, have equal access to opportunities, resources, and rights. This includes challenging gender-based discrimination,
DECENT WORK AND SOCIAL PROTECTION
Decent work involves ensuring that individuals have employment that provides fair wages, job security, and a safe working environment. Social protection refers to policies and programs that provide a safety net for individuals and families,
SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK
Ensuring safety and health at work involves creating environments where workers are protected from physical harm, mental stress, and occupational diseases. This includes enforcing health and safety regulations,
SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND TRIPARTISM
Social dialogue involves the process of communication between employers, employees, and governments, to discuss and resolve issues concerning labour rights and working conditions.
HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE
Human rights due diligence involves businesses and governments assessing and addressing the potential human rights risks and impacts of their operations and supply chains.
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND RIGHTS AT WORK
Freedom of association refers to the right of workers to form and join trade unions, and collectively bargain for better working conditions. It also ensures that workers can voice their concerns without fear of retaliation,
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORK
Gender-based violence and sexual harassment at work are serious issues that affect many employees, particularly women. These behaviors create unsafe and hostile work environments and must be addressed through policies,
Approaches
Rights-Based and Worker-Centric Approach
BLF prioritizes a worker-first model, ensuring fair wages, safe working conditions, and legal protections. It advocates for freedom of association, collective bargaining, and inclusive labor policies across all sectors.
Due Diligence & Ethical Business Practices
Promotes mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) in supply chains, ensuring ethical labor standards. Engages with brands, buyers, and policymakers to enforce responsible business practices in key industries.
Grassroots Mobilization & Worker Empowerment
Strengthens worker organizing, trade union engagement, and leadership development. BLF mobilizes marginalized workers in informal, RMG, leather, construction, and transport sectors to improve representation and workplace rights.
Awareness, Training & Capacity Development
Enhances worker knowledge through legal rights training, workplace safety programs, and digital awareness initiatives. Focuses on gender equity, social protection, and fair labor practices across all employment sectors.
Multi-Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Advocacy
Collaborates with MOLE, DIFE, NSDA, ILO, and trade unions to strengthen labor policies. Advocates for tripartite social dialogue, legal reforms, and sustainable industrial relations to protect workersโ rights.
Research, Data-Driven Advocacy & Monitoring
Conducts policy research, labor condition assessments, and compliance monitoring to provide evidence-based recommendations. Uses data-driven advocacy to push for labor law enforcement and workplace accountability.
Decent Work Check (DWC) and Workers Priority Pool (WPP)
Implements the Decent Work Check (DWC) to assess workplace conditions and ensure fair employment standards. The Workers Priority Pool (WPP) connects workers to job opportunities, training, and social benefits.
Climate Justice and Just Transition
Advocates for labor-friendly climate adaptation policies and green job creation. Ensures fair transitions for workers affected by climate change, industrial shifts, and environmental degradation in key industries.
Technological Transition and Rights of Gig Workers
Pushes for worker protections in automation, AI, and gig economy platforms. Advocates for social security, fair wages, and digital rights to support a just technological transition in emerging labor sectors.
Legal Aid and Support Service
Provides pro bono legal assistance, labor rights protection, and workplace dispute resolution. Supports workers facing wage theft, unfair dismissals, and discrimination through legal representation and policy advocacy.
Social Protection and Welfare Initiative
Promotes universal social security, maternity benefits, accident insurance, and pension schemes. Strengthens labor welfare policies to ensure economic security and fair treatment for all workers.
Institutional Capacity and Partnership
Enhances BLFโs operational efficiency, governance, and multi-stakeholder collaborations. Builds strategic partnerships with ILO, EU, OECD, trade unions, and civil society organizations to strengthen labor advocacy.
Our Work
