Wages Earners’ Welfare Fund is a Bangladesh government fund that was created for the welfare of migrant workers and financed by mandatory contributions from migrant workers under the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment.[1][2] It is managed by the Wage Earners' Welfare Board.[3]
| Formation | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
| Website | www |
History
editWages Earners’ Welfare Fund was established in 1990 based on the Emigration Ordinance of 1982. Its formation was supported by Promoting Decent Work through Improved Migration Policy and its Application in Bangladesh, a project of International Labour Organization.[4][5][6] An audit in 2003 found 390 million taka was embezzled from the fund between 1997 and 2001.[7] The government uses the fund to repatriate dead migrant workers.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ Palma, Porimol (5 November 2005). "Manpower market shrunk for policy failure". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Little is spent on migrants". The Daily Star. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Tk 150m shores up PKB paid-up capital". The Financial Express. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Strengthening welfare services for migrant workers" (PDF). bangladesh.iom.int. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Good practice - Review of the Wage Earners' Welfare Fund (WEWF) in Bangladesh". ilo.org. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Kamiśana, Bangladesh Parikalpanā (1998). The Fifth Five Year Plan, 1997-2002. Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. p. 556.
- ^ "Tk 39cr embezzled from wage earners' welfare fund". The Daily Star. UNB. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Bodies of four Bangladeshi workers arrive from S Arabia". The Daily Star. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Govt to bear repatriation of 10 corpses from Bahrain". The Daily Star. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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