State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2023-24 (First Reading)
Independent Review of
RBD
Bangladesh's Development
Labour rights in Bangladesh-Commitments and concerns
□ On a different note, surveys conducted by the Bangladesh
Bureau of Statistics present a mixed picture regarding progress Table 6.4: Most Recent Child Labour Scenario in Bangladesh
in eliminating child labour
Their findings reveal a 4.7% increase in the number of children
engaged in child labour in 2022 compared to 2013
➤ However, there is some positive side as well, with a noticeable
reduction of 16.4% in the involvement of children in hazardous work
over the past decade (2013-2022) (Table 6.4)
Comparing Bangladesh's responsible and inspection authority
for labour rights with their counterparts in other countries
reveals that both in terms of budget and authority power,
Bangladesh lags behind these nations
The data shows the Ministry of Labour and Employment of
Bangladesh received the lowest budgetary allocation in FY24
compared to India and Sri Lanka (Table 6.5)
More importantly, unlike many other countries, DIFE, the
authoritative body for labour rights in Bangladesh, only possesses the
power to file a case in court (Table 6.5)
Category↓
Total number of
children (Age 5 - 17)
Total number of
children engaged in
child labour
Total number of
children engaged in
hazardous work
In 2013
39.65
million
1.70 million
In 2022
39.96
million
1.78 million
(4.4% of
(4.3 % of
total
children]
total
children)
1.28 million
(75.4% of
total child
workers)
Source: ILO (2023) based on BBS survey.
1.07 million
(60% of
total child
workers)
CPD (2023): State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2023-24 (First Reading)
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