National Child Labour Welfare Council Explained

National Child Labour Welfare Council
Formation:	2014
Headquarters:	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region Served:	Bangladesh
Language:	Bengali

National Child Labour Welfare Council is a Bangladesh government council responsible for creating policies to end child labour in Bangladesh.^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

National Child Labour Welfare Council was established in 2014. The aim of the council is to plan and monitor the implementation of National Child Labor Elimination Policy. According to the National Child Labor Elimination Policy the Government of Bangladesh plans to eliminate all forms of child labour in Bangladesh.^[4] The first meeting of the council was held on 26 May 2015 in Dhaka. The meeting was chaired by Mujibul Haque, the State Minister of Labour and Employment.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Hazardous labour hijacks childhood of 1.28m children . 8 April 2020 . New Age . en.
2. News: Trading with tiny hands: Do we really care? . 8 April 2020 . The Daily Star . 14 June 2017 . en.
3. News: Clothing and cotton still on child labour list . 8 April 2020 . just-style.com . 8 October 2015.
4. News: Bonded labour at dry fish units robbing children of their youth . 8 April 2020 . The Business Standard . 23 January 2020 . en.
5. News: ILO supports first meeting of national child labour council. . 8 April 2020 . ilo.org . 26 May 2015 . en.