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 from the radical growth of the export-oriented garment industry. The industry contributed by covering around 80% of local consumption. The supply of...

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 set a target to achieve US$ 5 billion from the leather export by 2021. Leather is one of the 15 sectors identified...

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 tanneries had been located there. However, following the movement of environmental activists, the High Court order, and the government’s pressure, the tanneries were relocated...

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 sector workers, the effect is devastating. According to Dr. Rubana Huq, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), $3.18 billion worth of orders were...

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 reduced from the formal garment sector. However, forced labour is still visible in the informal apparel sector. BLF is implementing this project with the...

The Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) programme is one of the largest social safety net programmes of the government of Bangladesh which aims to increase the earning potential and social empowerment of the most disadvantaged ultra-poor households and vulnerable rural women. During a 24-month cycle, wheat/rice is provided to give women a temporary break from the...

Agriculture is the single most important sector of the Bangladesh economy providing the major source of livelihood in the rural areas where about 78 percent of the population lives. The sector accounts for 47 percent of the total labour force and contributes approximately 16 percent of the GDP. The performance of this sector has an...

A home-based worker is an employee who performs his or her job from home, rather than in a designated workspace of any employer’s site. Home-based work is a growing global phenomenon with over 100 million people working from their homes. The number of home-based workers is estimated to be around 50 million in South Asia...