| Web Summary Information: |
Round : 4 Phase : 2 |
| Name of the Organization: |
Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies [BILS] |
| Contact Person: |
Nazrul Islam Khan, Executive Director |
| Address: |
House # 20, Road # 11(new)32(Old),Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1209
Tel: 8123869-70,,,, Fax: 880-2-8123868
Email: bils@citech.net, Web: www.bils-bd.org |
| MJF Contact Person: |
Jafrul Hasan Sharif |
| Project Title: |
National Action Campaign on Ensuring Maternity Benifit Rights at Workplaces |
| Project Location: |
Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet.,Industrial area |
| Project Duration: |
3 Years |
| Project Budget: |
17809754 Tk |
| Brief history of the Organization: |
Established in 1995, Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies-BILS has become the only labour institute and the apex organisation of the country endeavoring to uphold the causes of working people and trade unions. 13 major National Trade Union Federations are associated with BILS. Keeping in view to build up a just and democratic society, enabling the workers organisations to play appropriate role as a major force BILS emphasises on capacity building of the Trade Unions through training, research and information sharing. Building up the trade unions as vanguard of protecting workers' rights is the main objective. BILS assists in motivating its associated federations and other partners in civil society to intervene in development of just and worker friendly policies and laws. It also plays a catalyst role in bridging trade unions, civil society and the government on labour market issues.
BILS aims to contribute in the process of establishing an exploitation free society by ensuring workers fair share of the national wealth and development ensuring equality and the integration of women in the mainstream trade union at all levels, elimination of child labour, ensure safe workplace and to introduce a social safety net. |
| Project Objective: |
a. To develop capacity of the national trade unions on advocacy and policy related matters regarding safety-net issues with special focus on national minimum wage for all workers and maternity benefit rights for all women workers.
b. To develop implementation status of the wage and maternity rights condition at work places of selected sectors by trade union intervention.
c. To develop a healthy discussion in labour market and society with creation of a strong national campaign and advocacy network on social safety-net issue with special priority to national minimum wage for all workers and maternity benefit rights for all working women.
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| Expected Outcome: |
Ensure a better living standard for the working people community through a fair wage and social protection under the framework of human rights with special focus on National Minimum Wage and Maternity Protection in selected sectors RMG, Rice Processing and Shrimp Processing. |
| Project Goal: |
To achieve time befitting social safety net schemes for the workers of Bangladesh |
| Major Activity: |
Research, Social dialogues, Roundtables on Social Safety-Net with special focus on national minimum wage and maternity protection at national level.
Capacity Building trainings, workshops, follow-up programmes for the trade union leaders and activists at national and sectoral levels.
Advocacy, Lobby and Networking with government authorities, employer groups, human rights organisations, civil society members and professionals at national and sectoral levels.
Awareness raising campaign through the use of electronic and print media reporting and other publications like posters, brochures, leaflets, stickers, flyers and audio-video documents. |
| Primary Beneficiary Number: |
10000 |
| Secondary Beneficiary Number: |
25000000 |
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