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Consultancy & training

Alongside its court practice, the chamber designs and delivers training, capacity-building programmes and legal research for international buyers, development organisations, employers and rights institutions — in English and Bengali.

ServicesWhat we offer

What we offer

Training & capacity building
Factory-level and institutional training on labour law, occupational health and safety, gender, harassment prevention, wages and working time, dispute resolution and worker–management dialogue.
Training modules & curricula
Design of participatory training modules, facilitator guides and curricula for NGOs, employers and rights institutions, in English and Bengali.
Workshops & seminars
Workshops, owners’ meetings and seminars for employers, workers, lawyers and civil-society partners.
Legal research & publications
Legal studies, policy analysis and recommendations on draft laws and policies, and research instruments for development projects.
Social-compliance support
Audit support, Factory Impact Assessments and implementation of Corrective Action Plans (CAPs).
Mediation
Mediation between garment workers and management on wage and compensation disputes, and on social-compliance issues on behalf of buyers.
EngagementsSelected work

Selected engagements

  • ALDI GmbH, through Sustainability Agent GmbH (SUSA)

    Factory trainings, workshops, Factory Impact Assessments and owners’ meetings

    More than 30 ALDI-selected garment production facilities in Bangladesh, covering OHS, gender, harassment prevention, wages, working time, dispute resolution and Corrective Action Plan implementation.

  • Baumhueter International GmbH

    Training on disciplinary procedure and lawful payment

    Design and facilitation of training for supplying factories on disciplinary action procedures and lawful payment and compensation methods.

  • The Asia Foundation

    Gender-sensitive corporate responsibility modules

    Training modules for employers and employees of textile and apparel investors in Asia, with workplace gender-equality checklists and model-factory implementation support.

  • RMG factories and their buyers

    Mediation on wages and social compliance

    Mediation sessions between garment workers and management to settle wage and compensation disputes, and resolution of social-compliance issues at various factories.

ResearchPolicy & law reform

Research & policy work

  • Recommendations on the draft Migrant Workers Rights Law 2012
  • Recommendations on the Domestic Workers Protection and Welfare Policy 2015
  • Recommendations on the draft Children Act 2013 and the draft Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2015
  • Legal study on factory fires in the garments sector in Bangladesh and accountability gaps
  • Research on the Right to Information framework and the ICT (Amendment) Ordinance 2013

Training, curriculum and advisory assignments for

BLAST · The Asia Foundation · BSWS · BOMSA · WARBE Development Foundation · Nagorik Uddog · National Human Rights Commission · ADD International · OSHE Foundation · CBSG

Planning a training or research assignment?

Modules and budgets are prepared on request, under written terms of reference.

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