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Decent Wage Bangladesh, Phase 1

Duration

2020

Target group

trade unions in Bangladesh

Location

Bangladesh

Funder

Mondiaal FNV

Research on wages, cost of living and collective agreements to strengthen trade union capacity.

Language	Bengali, English
Title	Decent Wage Bangladesh, Phase 1
Funded by	Mondiaal FNV
Duration	2020
Goal	Insight in actual wages, Cost of Living and Collective Agreements, in order to strengthen say of trade unions through improved Collective Agreements
Description	The project proposed falls within the scope of the broad Theory of Change (TOC) Social Dialogue, as outlined in the TUC Application 2017-2020 policy paper. In its 4 themes or pathways of change are identified, along which change is to take place. These are Capacity Building, Knowledge & Research, Alliance Building and Lobby, Advocacy and Campaigns. Phase 1 of the present project seeks to contribute to knowledge of specific wage patterns, Cost of Living and quality of current Collective Agreements and issues through research on topics which are addressed by trade union counterparts of FNV in Bangladesh. More factual information about and better insights in these patterns and interrelationships is assumed to foster the capacity of the unions in promoting better pay, create alliances with likeminded stakeholders (such as ACT), and to strengthen their voice in lobby, advocacy and campaining. To do this work more effectively the unions want to know precisely the factual situation of the workers whose rights they are fighting for.
Countries in action	Bangladesh
Lead Partner	WageIndicator Foundation
Key actors Global	Iftikhar Ahmad, Huub Bouma, Daniela Ceccon, Martin Guzi, Tomáš Kabina, Paulien Osse, Kea Tijdens.
Partners in Bangladesh	Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies ( BIDS) - Minhaj Mahmud, Tahreen Chowdhury, Adib Ahmed
Timeline	2020
Websites	Wageindicator.org, Mywage.org.bd
Applications/Tools	WageIndicator survey on wages & working conditions in an app, cost of living survey
Instruction Video's	Cost of living Data collection - Wage and Working Conditions Survey
Data Visual	Wages and Working Conditions in 4 Industries in Bangladesh, 2020
Publications	Adib, A. & Mahmud, M. (2020). Wages in Bangladesh. Sampling and fieldwork of the Wages and Work Survey 2020 Bangladesh. Dhaka, BIDS. [EN] Tijdens, K.G., Adib, A., Ceccon, D., Chowdhury, T., Mahmud, M., Medas, G., Osse, P. & Van Klaveren, M. (2020). Wages in Bangladesh: A study of Tea estates, Ready Made Garment, Leather, and Construction. Amsterdam, WageIndicator Foundation. [EN] Tijdens, K.G., Ahmed, A., Ceccon, D., Chowdhury, T.T., Mahmud, M., Medas, G., Osse, P., & Van Klaveren, M. (2020). Wages in Bangladesh, A study of Tea estates, Ready Made Garment, Leather, and Construction. Amsterdam, WageIndicator Foundation, December. [BENGALI] Tijdens, K.G., Ahmed, A., Mahmud, M., & Osse, P.C. (2020). Codebook of the Wages and Work Survey 2020 Bangladesh. Amsterdam, WageIndicator Foundation. [EN] Tijdens, K.G., van Klaveren, M., Adib, A., Ceccon, D., & Chowdhury, T.T. (2023). COVID‑19, absence from work and coping strategies with income loss in Bangladesh. Journal of Social and Economic Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40847-023-00255-y. [EN]