Raising awareness among workers about their rights, increasing their capacity for negotiation and collective bargaining and creating harmonious industrial relations are three key areas of work for Awaj Foundation. In 2017, with the support of Awaj, collective bargaining agreements (CBAs)… Read more
Awaj ED Nazma Akter was invited to speak about women’s empowerment in Bangladesh at the UN General Assembly side event organized by Women Deliver, a leading global advocacy organization that champions gender equality and the health and rights of girls… Read more
On 12 September, 2018, a coalition of civil society, unions and international organizations submitted a draft law on preventing gender-based violence in public and private institutions in Bangladesh. The draft was developed through the efforts of the Gender Platform, which… Read more
On 13-14 February 2018, Awaj Foundation, with support from ILO’s Work in Freedom (WIF) program funded by DFID, organized a 2-day workshop on ‘working and living conditions of women garment workers abroad’. The workshop brought together national and international experts… Read more
