Projects

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Labour standards for workers in the leather-based garment, footwear and accessories value chain

South Asia is an important hub for the production of leather garment, footwear and accessories across the world. Approximately 2.5 million, 500,000 and 130,000 people are working in the leather value...

Improving The Capacity of The Workers to Ensure Decent Work In The RMG for Local Market In Bangladesh

Improving the capacity of the workers to ensure decent work in the RMG for local market in Bangladesh The Ready-made Garment Industry for the local market in Bangladesh made a silent revolution apart...

Strengthening Knowledge, Awareness and Advocacy on Social and Environmental Conditions and Establishing Labour Standards for Workers in the Leather-Based Value Chain

The Bangladesh government has recently declared tannery as one of the highest priority sectors in the country and in 2017, leather was declared as the “Product of the Year”. The government has also...

Promoting Decent Work and Acceptable Working Conditions in the Tannery Sector in Bangladesh

In 1950, the leather industry began its journey with 21 tanneries in the Hazaribagh area of Dhaka. After the independence, the industry flourished around Hazaribagh and 90 percent of the country’s...

Reducing Prevalence of Forced Labour in Informal RMG Factories in Bangladesh by Promoting Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities for People through Alternative Learning Pathways

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected Bangladesh largely and caused huge economic distress to the livelihood of people, especially workers of the informal sectors. In the case of ready-made garment...

Labour Link Disrupts the Prevalence of Forced/Bonded Labour in Bangladesh Informal RMG Supply Chains from the Bottom Up

Once Bangladesh’s garment sector was known for its forced labour and the employment of high-risk child labours. Due to the introduction of strict labour rules in Bangladesh, forced labour has been...

Past Projects

Development support services to women under the Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) Programme

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Decent leather- Labour standards for workers in the leather-based garment, footwear and accessories value chain

Decent Lather Bangladesh Labour Foundation Overview South Asia is an important hub for the production of leather garments, footwear and accessories across the world. Approximately 2.5 million...

Basic Literacy Project Across 64 Districts

Overview Education is an important factor for sustainable development and it is considered as vital for improving living standard. Nonformal education and skill development is considered as a process...

Establishing an effective Social Compliance platform and ensuring labour standards for workers towards to achieve LWG certification in the Leather value chain in Bangladesh

Overview Bangladesh Labour Foundation supported with Mondiaal FNV has implemented this project in the Tannery Industrial Estate (TIE), Hazaribag & Savar, Dhaka from April 2022 to May 2023. The...

Improving Labour Standards by Recognising Local RMG Towards to Ensure Decent Work

Stop Child Labour Campaign In Keraniganj Child Labour World Day for Decent Work Uniting for SDG 8 Achievements Overview The Local Readymade Garment (LRMG) Industry in Bangladesh is contributed 80% of...

Promoting decent work and acceptable working conditions in the tannery sector in Bangladesh

Tannery Bangladesh Bangladesh Tannery Industry Samina Tannery Fire Drill Overview Leather is one of the 15 identified sectors for generating national income, accounting for more than 3 percent of the...