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Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) and Tannery Workers Union have celebrated May Day in the Tannery Industrial Estate (TIE), Savar. A colorful rally has been organized with the support of The Asia Foundation and attended by hundreds of tannery workers. Recently, the Ministry of Labour and Employment has approved a National Plan of Action (NPA) towards […]

The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishment (DIFE) and Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) have jointly organized the Inaugural Ceremony of “Implementation of National Plan of Action (NPA) towards achieving Social Compliance in the Tannery Industrial Estate (TIE)” on 25th April 2022. Begum Monnujan Sufian, MP, Hon’ble State Minister, Ministry of Labour and Employment has

Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) has Celebrated International Women’s Day 2022 on 8th March with the participation of honorable Secretary General Z M Kamrul Anam & Executive Director AKM Ashraf Uddin. The program was delighted by the presence of our core members and staffs. Related posts

Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) has observed International Women’s Day 2022 on March 8 in the BSCIC Tannery Industrial Estate, Savar, Dhaka, with the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. Tannery Workers Union and Bangladesh Tanners Association have also participated in this celebration. About 200 women and men workers from various tanneries participated in

Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) has observed International Women’s Day-2022 on March 8 in Keraniganj, Dhaka with the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. Three trade unions of Keraniganj were also involved in this program. A human chain and a colorful rally were held at Tanaka Chattar of Agangar with the support of donor

8 March, 2022 International Women’s Day “gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”Female workers in Bangladesh Tanneries are highly vulnerable due to lack of Occupational Safety & Health, Wage gap in between male and female. Reproductive health is one of the rights for all both men and women where female Tannery workers are highly exposed

Happy Women’s Day from Home-Based Workers! Home based workers are still lack collective bargaining skills, occupational health and safety and social protection and fighting for their rights. The female homebased workers are highly vulnerable of exploitations and slavery. Related posts

BLF organized a quarterly follow up meeting with factory supervisors and workers under the Promoting Decent Work and Acceptable Working Condition in the Tannery Sector in Bangladesh project supported by The Asia Foundation (TAF) on 15 February,2022. Supervisors and workers from different factories participated in the meeting. The main objectives of this meeting were to

The BLF organized a day-long workshop on February 07, 2022 at BLF Head Office with the members of the Executive Committee of the Tannery Workers Union to identify the problems of the TWU and to extend its future activities. The workshop identified the achievements, challenges and future plans of the Tannery Workers Union with the

Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) organized a review meeting on the Action Plan to elimination of Child Labour from local RMG in Keraniganj. The meeting was held on 6th February 2022 at the Conference Room of BLF. In the last week of December 2020, with the lead of DIFE, a 1 (One) year action plan was