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Inter-ministerial co-ordination is much needed to formulate a specific law to prevent harassment and violence at workplace and educational institutions – said the speakers at the round table discussion of Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) Mina Masud Uzzaman, Additional Inspector General (Joint Secretary), Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishment (DIFE), Ministry of Labour and Employment […]

9th December 2022 at the Conference Room of BLF a project review meeting was held with Ruben Korevaar, Policy Advisor of Mondiaal FNV and Md. Shahinur Rahman, Bangladesh Consultant of Mondiaal FNV. It was a nice sharing meeting that we have achieved from the support of Mondiaal FNV in Local RMG and Tannery industry through

25 November 2022 :: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women “UNITE! Activism to end violence against women and girls” Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) has observer the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with rallies, human chain, discussion meetings in different different industrial cluster across the country. With these activities Bangladesh Labour

Keisha Adams, Program Officer and Haley Smith, Program Officer of Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) under United States Department of State and Mohammad Sadat S. Shibli, Director of The Asia Foundation visited Tannery Industrial Estate, Savar, Dhaka. During the visit, the visitors met with the leaders of Tannery Workers Union. They discussed about

Bangladesh Labour Foundation launched Workplace Occupational Safety and Health Training Program in Informal RMG with the Support of BracBLF organized 4 batches of training for the workers of informal RMG in Keranigonj on the Workplace Occupational Safety and Health on 4th November 2022. 80 workers of Informal RMG participated in the training. The major topics

Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) organized a day long non-residential refreshers training on OSH, Labour Rights, GBV and Advocacy/Negotiation skills for Tannery Workers with the financial and technical support of The Asia Foundation (TAF).   Training Venue: The Luncheon Restaurant, Hemayetpur, Savar, Dhaka   Participants: 25 workers from 10 factories of the Tannery Industries   Objective:

Bangladesh Labour Foundation held special events along with affiliates, allies and associate organizations on the occasion of International Home-based Workers’ Day. October 20 is marked as the International Home-based Workers’ Day. This year the day is observed with a theme “Let’s organise and grow the Home-based Workers Movement”. In Bangladesh, there were about 3.2 million

A very Happy International Home-Based Workers to all our home-based worker sisters, our members orgs and allies of the HBW movement across South Asia and the world! On the occasion of International Home-Based Workers Day, our home based worker sisters and brothers from across South Asia and HomeNet International walking through the streets of Kathmandu,

Looking at building a better and more financially inclusive ecosystem for women, Bangladesh Labour Foundation is working in the Vulnerable Women Benefit (VWB) Program of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, GoB. This program aims to improve the nutritional status of women, children and adolescents through improved food consumption, education, skills development, livelihood diversification

Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) has been working with the Ministry of Labour & Employment, GoB to eliminate child labour from hazardous work. Nearly one thousand child workers are now under BLF skill development program who those are engaged in the listed hazardous sector of Bangladesh Government. In BLF skill development center, the children are given