“Apa, you know my hand was not that hard as you see now, the bumps grew up in my hand…
Leather industry
Insights from a day with working children in Dhaka
“I feel safe while going to my workplace. But on my way back home, if it is late or even…
Learning from life story collection and analysis with children who work in the leather sector in Bangladesh
In 2021 in Bangladesh, we collected 405 life stories from children living in Hazaribagh, Hemayetpur, Lalbagh, and Bhairab in Dhaka,…
What do we gain by engaging with and listening to working children?
This year, to mark World Day Against Child Labour, two members of the Children Advocacy Group (CAG) in Bangladesh featured…
Shifting the focus onto the ‘Small Business of Child Labour’
Progress towards the UN global goal to ‘eliminate child labour in all its forms by 2025’ will not be made…
The ‘Small Business of Child Labour’ campaign launched
Progress towards the UN global goal to ‘eliminate child labour in all its forms by 2025’ will not be made…
Shuvashish’s Life Story
Shuvashish* is 17 years old and lives with his parents. “My brother doesn’t live with us. He got married and…
Pavel’s life story
Pavel* is 15 years old and lives in Hazaribagh with his parents. “We live in one room, where I sleep…
Mapping of Children Engaged in the Worst Forms of Child Labour in the Supply Chain of the Leather Industry in Bangladesh
This mapping of children in the worst forms of child labour (WFCL) in the leather sector of Bangladesh was conducted…