The Bangladeshi leather sector plays a vital role to expand the Bangladeshi economy in terms of export and domestic market. Recently Bangladesh Government has declares tannery as one of the highest priority sector for the country. Most of the workers are illiterate and migrated from villages do not have any idea of their rights. Moreover the workers neither have any orientation on OSH during the recruitment nor in the workplace during their continuation with the employer.

This project instigates to build the capacity of the tannery and leather sector workers in Bangladesh towards organizing in the workplace as well as raising awareness on OSH to prevent occupational hazards and diseases.

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The vulnerable group development (VGD) programme is the largest social safety net programme of the Government of Bangladesh aim to bring sustainable improvement to the lives of ultra-poor and vulnerable women in Bangladesh. The development package includes life skills and income generating skills training as well as a personal savings programme and access to micro-credit.

BLF shall aim to improve the socioeconomic status of VGD women and to socially empower them through training on awareness rising, provision of training on IGAs, provision of credit and other support services during and beyond the food assistance period.

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Although Bangladesh has made significance progress to eliminate from the child labour from export oriented readymade garment, but there are still huge existence of child labour engaged is various hazardous work. Because of the socio economic environment child labour is widely accepted and very common in Bangladesh. Many families rely on the income generated by their children for survival, so child labour is often highly valued.

This project envisages to the strengthen capacity of the local community, local government members, and other stakeholders to prevent and eliminate child labour and guide them to formal schooling.

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Basic Literacy Project (64 districts) is a GOB financed project under Ministry of Primary and Mass Education with objectives to provide Basic Literacy and Life Skills to 4.5 million adolescents and adults of 15-45 age group. Under the project 75000 learning center will be established at selected 250 upazillas where both male and female learners of 15-45 age group will receive Non-Formal education.

With the collaboration of Bureau of Non-formal Education (BNFE), BLF will contribute in eradication of illiteracy from the country specially in the project area in Feni District as well as achieving global and national EFA goals as envisaged in NPA-II and the Sixth Five Year Plan.

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The vulnerable group development (VGD) programme is the largest social safety net programme of the Government of Bangladesh aim to bring sustainable improvement to the lives of ultra-poor and vulnerable women in Bangladesh. The development package includes life skills and income generating skills training as well as a personal savings programme and access to micro-credit.

BLF shall aim to improve the socioeconomic status of VGD women and to socially empower them through training on awareness rising, provision of training on IGAs, provision of credit and other support services during and beyond the food assistance period.

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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 total labour force and contributes approximately 16 percent of the GDP. Agriculture sector in Bangladesh is presently suffering with acute decent work deficit.

The current phase of the project instigates to build the capacity of the workers who those are working in the agriculture in both project areas towards to organizing as well as raising awareness on occupational health and safety to prevent occupational hazards and diseases.

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The Bangladeshi leather sector plays a vital role to expand the Bangladeshi economy in terms of export and domestic market. Recently Bangladesh Government has declares tannery as one of the highest priority sector for the country. Most of the workers are illiterate and migrated from villages do not have any idea of their rights. Moreover the workers neither have any orientation on OSH during the recruitment nor in the workplace during their continuation with the employer.

This project instigates to build the capacity of the tannery and leather sector workers in Bangladesh towards organizing in the workplace as well as raising awareness on OSH to prevent occupational hazards and diseases.

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The Ready-made Garment Industry for local market in Bangladesh made a silent revolution apart from the radical growth on export oriented garment industry. The industry contributed by covering around 80% of local consumption. The downstream garment industry containing a large concentration of small garment tailoring units producing clothing mainly for the domestic market.

This project will lead to build the capacity of the workers are working in the RMG for local market industry in Bangladesh by organizing the workplace as well as raising awareness on occupational health and safety to prevent occupational hazards and diseases.

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