Completed projects
| Name of projects | Duration From (Year) | Duration To (Year) | Name of Donor | Approved Budget |
| Mainstreaming the UN Guiding Principles in Business and Human Rights in the Bangladesh Garments, Leather and Tannery Industries | 01/08/2016 | 31/03/2018 | ActionAid Bangladesh | 3927314 |
| Workplace Safety Compensation and Accountability (WSCA) | 01/01/2013 | 31/12/2015 | SIDA with Diakonia Bangladesh | €79,924 |
| An Empirical Study on Measuring Socio-Economic Impact of Workplace Serious Injuries in Bangladesh | 01/02/2014 | 30/11/2014 | Social Science Research Council (SSRC) of Planning Commission, Bangladesh | 400000 |
| Workplace death and injury: prevention, compensation and accountability | 01/06/2012
|
31/05/2013 | Anti Trust
Of UK |
998000 |
| Corporate Social Responsibility, Workplace Safety and Compensation in Bangladesh | 01/06/2012 | 31/12/2012 | SIDA with Diakonia Bangladesh | €16,521
|
| Bangladesh Worker Safety Programme | 01/10/2011 | 30/04/2012 | Alistair Berkley Charitable Trust of UK | €14,000
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| An event on Workplace deaths in Bangladesh and the need for changes to the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 | 2010 | 2010 | Manusher Jonno Foundation
|
178,200 |
| Bangladesh Worker Safety Programme | 01/11/2009 | 31/10/2010 | Alistair Berkley Charitable Trust of UK | €28,000 |
Current Projects
- Project Title: Workplace Safety, Compensation and Accountability (WSCA)
Project Period: 01 January 2016 – 31 December 2020
Working Area:
- In relation to the work in seeking to empower female workers in the construction and garment sector, the project activities were carried out in the areas of Mohammadpur, Shaymoli, Adabor, Dhanmondi, Hazaribag and Lalbag of Dhaka city.
- In relation to the work in ensuring compensation rights to dependent families and injured workers in each and every sector, the geographical location of the project is all over Bangladesh.
- In relation to our training, seminar, research and advocacy work, the geographical location of the project is all over the Bangladesh with special focus on divisional cities such as Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Rangpur, Barisal and also stone crushing areas (Burimari, Panchagar, Jaflong, Narayanganj).
Donor: Diakonia Bangladesh
Main Right Holders: Workers who are victims of workplace accidents and their families, Construction workers, TU activists and leaders, Workers in general, Law enforcing agencies, Government authority, Developer companies, Stone crushing workers
Objectives
- To ensure compensation rights of workers and their dependents families in accordance with Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 (BLA) through legal support
- To Improve awareness on workplace health and safety through working with different stakeholders specially focusing on construction sector
- To build capacity of organisation and staffs
Expected Results:
- Ensured compensation for workers who are victims of workplace accident
- Increased awareness among Construction, garments and stone crushing workers and their employers about workplace health and safety, labour rights and gender-based violence
- Increased efficiency of the staffs
Total Budget: BDT17850000
- Title of the project: Sustainable and Responsible Actions for Making Industries Care (SRAMIC)
Sustainable and Responsible Actions for Making Industries Care (SRAMIC) project funded by European Unionand ActionAid with major focus to promote female leadership particularly in both Trade Union (TU) and Worker’s Participation Committees (WPC) in RMG, Tannery and Leather Sector.In this project, Safety and Rights Society (SRS) is co-implementing partners along with ActionAid Bangladesh.
The overall objective of the project is to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth the realization of the decent work agenda for garments, leather and tannery workers in the Dhaka City and Savar areas.
Specific Objectives of the project:
- Enhance the capacity of CSOs including trade unions working in the garment, leather and tannery industries so as to make workers’ representation effectively.
- Hold Local Authorities (LAs) and business owners accountable to labor policies and laws.
- Enhance the existing legal framework in realising the above objectives with particular reference to compliance.
Project duration is 32 months from October 01, 2016 to April 30, 2019.
Expected Results of the project:
- Strengthened organizational capacity of CSOs (WPC, LTU, WC, STU, LNGOs) and LAsto effectively represent and empower workers.
- Strengthened technical capacity of CSOs to monitor, advocate and hold the government and business owners to account.
- Improved multi-actor coordination, dialogue and partnership for accountability and greater public awareness of entitlements. 4) Enhanced operationalization of the Labour Policy and Law through inclusive policy-making and the creation of a knowledge base
Stakeholders of the project: Employees and employers of garment, leather and tannery sectors, policy makers, relevant government officials, CSOs and trade union.
Bottom of Form
Rights holder in RMG and tannery & leather sector
- Sectorial Trade Union Leader
- Local Trade Union Leader
- Participation Committee Member
- Women Peer Leader
- Members of workers café
Total Budget: BDT21182716
- Project Title: Rapid Assessment of Workplace Injury Compensation Practices in Bangladesh’s Leather Sector
Duration: 10 April 2018 to 10 July 2018
Donor: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Bangladesh
Total Budget: BDT1378365