BILS organised a workshop titled “Ongoing Area based Advocacy Programme Follow up” on September 24, 2017 at Railway Shishu Niketon, Rail Gate, Tongi, Gazipur. The workshop was organised aiming to form safety committee at Tongi industrial area and to make it effective for ongoing area based advocacy programme.

A planning workshop of the area based national Trade Union Centers on collective action was held on same date.  Identifying problems and challenges of Tongi BSCIC and adjacent industrial area, preparing future plan for observing Human Rights Day 2017 and setting a plan for upcoming activities were the main objectives of the planning workshop.

BTUC Vice-President Taiyobur Rahman and General Secretary Kamruzzaman Helal, Sramik Dal Joint Secretary Md. Liton Khan and Finance Secretary Abu Bakkar Siddik, TUC General Secretary Md. Siddik Ali Biswas and Sentu Mia, Treasurer Liton Mia and Joint Secretary Anwara Begum, JSF President A.S.M. Jakaria, INSUB President Md. Humaun Kabir, BBWF General Secretary Sheikh Anwar Hossain, BJSF Organising Secretary Abu Hanif, Jatiya Sramik Dal General Secretary Iman Hossain, Nirman Sramik League President Md. Ramjan Ali, General Secretary Din Islam Liton and Joint General Secretary Md. Motiur Rahman, Jatiya Sramik League Women Committee Member Secretary Majeda Begum, Jatiya Sramik League Tongi Women Committee Convener Suraiya Farzana Happy, Jatiya Garments Sramik Federation Joint General Secretary Md. Moniruzzaman, JSJB Tongi area President Shahin Akter, Tongi SKOP Coordinator Shamsunnahar Bhuiyan participated in two workshops.