Research & Study
National Plan of Action to Eliminate Child Labour from Keraniganj Informal RMG Industries
With the guidance of Ministry of Labour & Employment, GoB; the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) has taken a National Plan of Action to Eliminate Child Labour…
National Plan of Action (NPA) towards achieving Social Compliance in the Tannery industry is a time-bound initiative taken by the government.
The government of Bangladesh relocated the tannery factories from Hazaribagh to a newly developed tannery estate in Savar, a suburb of the Dhaka district. The new site was planned to…
Countrywide Tannery Mapping In Bangladesh
The tanneries are located in five districts of Bangladesh. They are Dhaka, Gazipur, Jessore, Khulna, and Chattogram. In Chattogram, two tanneries were in operation – Madina Tannery and Riff Leather.…
Employment and Working Conditions in Bangladesh’s Leather Industry
Bangladesh’s leather sector makes up about 3 per cent of the world’s market for leather and leather goods. The sector is the country’s third largest source of export earnings, after…
Study Report on Occupational Safety And Health (OSH) Situation in Keraniganj Local Readymade Garments
Local readymade garment enterprises located in Keraniganj fulfill around 80 percent of local demand and provide space for the employment of approximately 300,000 people (based on the rough estimation of…
Study Report on Child Labour Situation in Keraniganj Local Readymade Garments
Bangladesh Labour Foundation commissioned this baseline study intending to identify the nature and prevalence of child labour as well as the socio-economic status of the workers in the downstream garment…
