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Workers are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, yet too often left out of the conversation.Ahead of COP-30 in Brazil, Bangladesh’s trade unions under the National Alliance for Just Transition Bangladesh (NAJTB), with have presented a 10-point charter of demands to ensure that no worker or community is left behind in the journey toward […]

Trade union leaders gathered today to discuss and shape the Worker-Centric Charter for Just Transition ahead of COP 30. Under the banner of the National Alliance for Just Transition, the charter was presented by Zubaer Alam, Program Officer, Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF). Sohanur Rahman, Executive Coordinator, and Saila Sobnom, Additional National Coordinator, from YouthNet Global, sharing

The ETI UK team conducted a field visit on 3 November, 2025 at Savar Tannery Estate, engaging with some factories of different scales along withEthical Trading Initiative Bangladesh, Tannery Workers Union (TWU) & Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF)The visit covered both compliant and non-compliant units to develop a grounded understanding of sectoral realities in the leather

Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF), in collaboration with ETI Bangladesh, organized another Safety Committee training on 29 October 2025 under the ‘Improving Environmental and Social Conditions in the Savar Tannery Estate, Bangladesh’ project, as part of the SMEP Programme. Tannery workers and management representatives joined hands to strengthen their knowledge on forming and operating Safety Committees in

Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) organized training on Safety Committee, in collaboration with ETI Bangladesh, under the ‘Improving Environmental and Social Conditions in the Savar Tannery Estate, Bangladesh’ Project on 25 October 2025, as part of The SMEP Programme.The participants, comprising tannery workers and management representatives, came together to deepen their understanding of the purpose, functions,

Forced and child labour continue to exist in the hidden layers of Bangladesh’s apparel industry, especially in subcontracted and home-based production units.Study reveals that nearly 80% of child labourers work in subcontracted or mixed-contract factories, and 98% of them are not in school. Many work more than 36 hours a week, often to support their

Real change starts when everyone comes together with a shared purpose. That’s exactly what happened when representatives from 36 tanneries, the Tannery Workers Union, and the Bangladesh Tanners Association came together for a day-long workshop on Advancing Social Compliance Towards LWG Certification.The session turned into a lively exchange of ideas, where participants discussed challenges, shared

A two-day long Training on Anti-Harassment was organized by The Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) in collaboration with ETI Bangladesh under the project ‘Improving Environmental and Social Conditions in the Savar Tannery Estate, Bangladesh’ on 22–23 October 2025 at BRAC CDM in Savar, as part of The SMEP Programme. The training brought together tannery factory workers and

A K M Ashraf Uddin, the Executive Director of BLF, recently joined as a distinguished panelist at “Road to COP30: Multi-Stakeholder National Dialogue on Just Transition” organized by YouthNet Global and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Bangladesh. In his remarks, Mr. Ashraf Uddin emphasized the importance of ensuring job security, addressing informalization, reducing skills gaps, and creating decent

Bangladesh has taken a historic step by officially including the concept of Just Transition in its NDC 3.0, a milestone that links climate ambition with social justice and labour rights. To carry this progress forward and ensure that workers remain at the centre of climate action, the Bangladesh Labour Foundation – BLF, in collaboration with the