Mr. Sirajul Islam Khan, Assignment Officer (Senior Assistant Secretary), NGO Affairs Bureau, Office of the Prime Minister visited in Keranigonj to observe the situation of Local RMG including the child labour situation. He visited few factories and attended in an awareness session with the factory owners and workers on the elimination of child labour from […]
With the support of Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF), Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) organized a meeting with Employers’ Associations and Trade Unions of Keraniganj Local RMG on October 16, 2022, at the Office of the Deputy Inspector General, Dhaka District. The objective of the meeting is to share the progress of the
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Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) has distributed emergency food support to hundreds of Informal Local RMG Workers in Keranigong near Dhaka. These workers produces for the local market and mostly work on piece rate basis. Due to COVID 19, the factories were closed all of a sudden and the workers could not make it to go
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Representatives from the Mondiaal FNV visited Keraniganj along with Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) where Ruben Korevaar, Policy Officer; Eva Scheffer, Fund Raising Officer and Md. Shahinur Rahman, Consultant of MondiaalFNV were present. Executive Director of BLF and other senior officers were present during the visit. They have observed the condition of the Local RMG on
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Ruben Korevaar, Policy Officer; Eva Scheffer, Fund Raising Officer and Md. Shahinur Rahman, Consultant of MondiaalFNV visited project office of Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) in Savar Tannery Estate, Dhaka. During this time they have visited different factories and discussed with the employers regarding the current status of TIE, Dhaka. Later they met with the leaders
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‘Collective Bargaining and Grievance Handling’ is a major concern of trade unions.Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) organised a training for the leaders of Bangladesh Textile and Garment Workers League (BTGWL) and the leaders of three basic trade unions of Keraniganj local readymade garments on ‘Collective Bargaining and Grievance Handling with the support of Mondiaal FNV.The training
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The Asia Foundation (TAF) visited Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) project office and Local RMG at Keraniganj on 31 August 2022.Sadat Sadruddin Shibli, Director, and Md. Taherul Islam, Program Manager of TAF observed the condition of the Local RMG on the ground.They are informed about the overall condition of the workers by three basic trade union
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‘Tannery Research Findings Sharing and Advocacy Meeting’ was held under the ‘Together for Decent Leather’ project, co-funded by the European Union on 30 August 2022.It was hosted by Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) at the Conference Room of BLF Head Office and chaired by Z M Kamrul Anam, Secretary General of BLF.Representatives from Department of Inspection
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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
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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
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