DHAKA, Oct 26, 2021 (BSS) – The Ministry of Labour and Employment has signed agreements with 112 selected non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to eliminate child labor.
 
The agreement was signed at the conference room of Shromo Bhaban in the city’s Bijayanagar area this evening, said a press release.
 
State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Munnujan Sufian as the chief guest was present at the signing ceremony.
 
Begum Munnujan Sufian, in her speech, said one lakh children will be removed from hazardous works in the fourth phase of the risky child labor elimination project involving Taka 284 crore, the release added.
 
The Ministry of Labor and Employment, the Department of Labor, the Department of Inspection of Factories and Establishments, the Divisional Commissioner, and the Deputy Commissioner at the root level will be closely monitored by a monitoring committee, the state minister said.
 
With Labour and Employment Secretary Ehsan Elahi in the chair, the signing ceremony was attended, among others, by Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Labor and Employment Selina Akhtar, Project Director Md Monwar Hossain, and representatives of the respective NGOs.