Bangladesh Home Based Workers: OSHE produced documentary

In Bangladesh, Home Based Workers are the most vulnerable among all informal workers. Generally they remain invisible; even their contribution is not recognized in national economy statistics. These workers work at the bottom of the supply chain and are exploited by contractors in various ways. Home-based workers remain excluded of existing labour laws and social protection schemes.
They work out of the public eye with low wages, lack of security, and deprived of social dialogue structures. Despite these problems, they contribute to export various products including ready-made garments, artisan craft, showpieces, sporting goods, pharmaceuticals packaging etc. Bangladesh's current laws do not permit home-based workers to form workers' welfare associations, even though the Bangladeshi government has ratified the ILO convention 87 and 98. Until now no initiative has been taken to form organization for HBWs and there is no effective initiative of national policy to protect HBWS and provide social security.


This is a  documentary from OSHE on Home Based Workers of Bangladesh as developed under the OSHE/FNV project entitled "Decent Work for Home Based Workers at the Textile and Garments
Supply Chain.