BILS, with the support of FNV organised an area based planning meeting with the participation of Trade Union Leaders of Dhaka-Mirpur area at RMG sector on September 26, 2017 at BILS Seminar Hall.

The meeting was organised aiming to coordinate area based committees regularly, to implement social programmes, to protest violation of workers’ rights and gender discrimination at workplace through the participation of social dialogue.

Main objectives of the meeting were to discuss about forming union at RMG sector, Trade Union challenges, oragnising social dialogue and gender discrimination at workplace. A keynote paper regarding BILS-FNV project activities was presented in the meeting.

Jatiya Garments Sramik Federation president and BILS Advisory Council Member Amirul Haque Amin presided over the meeting while BILS Executive Director Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmmed delivered the opening speech. BILS Executive Council member Kazi Rahima Akter Sathi, Project Coordinator Nazma Yesmin and IndustriAll affiliated Federations and SKOP and BILS associated Trade Union Federations Leaders related to RMG sector of Dhaka-Mirpur area participated in the meeting.