The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

World Day against Child Labour was observed across the country Friday with holding various programmes.

This year's theme for the day is 'Girl Child'.

In observance of the day, Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS), in cooperation with International Labour Organization (ILO), organised a rally and a roundtable in the city.

The rally began from Central Shahid Minar at 10 am and paraded some city streets.

Students of Non-formal Education and Vocational training centres of Tongi and Keraniganj, being operated under BILS-Child Labour Elimination Programme, attended the rally.

Mujibur Rahman Bhuiyan, Acting Chairman of BILS, AJM Ifzalul Haque Chowdhury, Officer-in-Charge of ILO-Child Labour Elimination Project and Renowned Singer Fahmida Nabi were present.

Later, a roundtable titled 'Girl Child at Domestic Work: Social responsibility and Action' was held at the Press Club VIP Lounge at 11am. Domestic Workers Rights Network organised the roundtable in cooperation with ILO.

Advocate Sultana Kamal, former adviser to the caretaker government and human rights activist, addressed the function as key discussant with Hosne Ara Kashem, Executive Director of Shoishob Bangladesh in the chair.

Dr Wajedul Islam Khan, Coordinator of SKOP, Aminul Islam, Deputy Secretary of Labour and Employment ministry and Dr ASM Atiqur Rahman, Professor of Institute of Social Welfare of Dhaka University, among others, discussed the roundtable as panel discussants.

BILS is the secretariat of Domestic Workers Rights Network formed by 23 human rights organizations and national trade union federations.