As one of the country’s biggest employers and its second largest exporter, the leather sector is big business in Bangladesh….
Leather industry
We dry the cowhide while our skin dries in the sun
Drying cowhide is a laborious job. You need to continuously turn the hide, stand by it to ensure they are…
The pandemic pushes more children into the Worst Forms of Child Labour
I met Rafique*, while he was taking a small break and drinking tea at the roadside. I was collecting life…
Separating the emotional from the practical in writing up life stories
As part of the Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South-Eastern Asia Bangladesh team, it is my role to collect…
A ‘Cash Plus’ intervention for children in exploitative work
Social protection policies have been lauded for their many positive effects on children’s lives. Cash transfer programmes, in particular, have…
COVID-19, child labour and collapsing supply chains
As major retail outlets cancel orders due to global COVID19 lockdowns, the production of low-cost fashion has come to a…
Can children’s work be harmful and beneficial in Bangladesh?
‘So, what will you do in your new job, Mummy?’ – asked my 6-year old son as I started my…