Bangladesh Agricultural Farm Labour Federation (BAFLF) organized one day organizational review and plan of action meeting supported by IFAD under MTCP-2 project on 21 March 2014 in BRRI seminar hall Gazipur, Bangladesh.

BAFLF-Women Committee (BAFLF-WC) organized one day organizational review and plan of action meeting supported by IFAD under MTCP-2 project on 21 March 2014 in its central office, 5/13, Naljani, Chandona chourasta, Gazipur, Bangladesh.

 

BAFLF Women Committee and Workers Education Center (WEC) jointly observed International Women’s Day-2014

International Women’s Day was observed in Bangladesh like elsewhere pressing for equal rights of men and women in social, political and economic sectors.
BAFLF Women Committee and Workers Education Center (WEC) jointly observed the day through various programmes including procession and rally demanding equal rights, implementation of the government’s directive of six-month maternity leave for agriculture farm women labours as well as all working women in private sector, ensure health rights, end to sexual harassment, safe workplace for women, and women’s safety in all levels of the society.

After procession and rally BAFLF-WC and WEC also organised discussions in BRRI Auditorium, Gazipur. The discussants urged the authorities to stop practicing politics using religion that hindered women empowerment and equality. In her speech the chairperson of BAFLF-WC also said that women were still being deprived of the equal right to inherited properties and in many working places they were facing discrimination in wages. Among others the general secretary of BAFLF, also the president of Workers Education Center (WEC) Abdul Mozid, Md. Kafil Uddin,  President of Akota Garments Workers Federation, Asma Khatun, Vic-President of Akota Garments Workers Federation and others women activists took part in the deliberation.

On 18 February, 2014, BAFLF warmly greet Mr. Rashed Khan Menon MP, also the adviser of BAFLF, for nominating as the Minister of  Civil Aviation and Tourism of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. General Secretary of BAFLF Mr. Abdul Majid chaired at the reception. Nasrin Sultana, Chairperson of BAFLF-Women Committee conducted the meeting.

The reception ceremony began with the flowary welcome to Comrade Rashed Khan Menon, MP, Honorable Minister , on behalf of Agriculture Farm Labours. 

In his speech as the chief guest Honorable Minister mentioned the various deprivation  of Agriculture Farm workers in the past, and said at present the agriculture farm workers have been  able to meet many demands through united movement. Stressing the unity of Agriculture Farm workers, he added that if BAFLF would able to maintain the unity of all the rest of the demands will be fulfill. He also said that since independence, this is the biggest failure of our Parliament , we still could not pass a separate law for agricultural farm workers.

Lastly, the Minister pledged to work together to implement the rights of workers as workers’ comrade.

At the reception also addressed among others by Dr. Md. Shahjahan Kabir, Director (Administration and general care), Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Dr. Jibon Krishna Biswas, Director General, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute and Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam Mondal, Director General, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute. Besides, Mr. Golam Sorowor, Finance Secretary of BAFLF and the leaderships of different agriculture  Farm Workers’ unions took part in deliberations.