OUR APPROACH

OSHE Foundation is now recognized as a specialized development institution on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Labour Standards, Occupational Victims Support etc. It has supported building network among workers, employers, GoB, trade unions activists, academicians, professionals etc. OSHE Foundation perform as a ‘special bridge’ to foster relations and cooperation between workers, government, employers on core labour standards, workplace safety, workers health, decent work, environmental protection and social safety net issues. OSHE foundation took an important role and contributed on development of National Occupational Health and Safety Policy (2013), National OSH Profile, amendment process of Bangladesh Labour Act (2006) and Bangladesh labour Rules (2015) as a social partner of the government. It is also providing OSH information services in the labour market. OSHE is an umbrella for different national and industrial trade unions both for employee and employers’ working together on workplace rights and development issues based on common understanding beyond any individual or specific group interest. OSHE foundation is serving as ‘think-tank’ at national level on labour, OHS, social protection, sustainable development and other cross-cutting issues. OSHE is playing catalyst role to promote sound industrial relations and workers’ rights for garments sector. It has strong organizational capacity like Financial Manual, Procurement Policy, Human Resource Manual, Annual Plan of the organization and projects. OSHE has been growing partnership and collaboration with government bodies such as Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE), Department of Inspections for Factories and Employment (DIFE), DNCC& DSCC etc.; UN agencies e.g. ILO; INGOs and existing development partners etc. OSHE has implementing partnership of growing network at national and local level with TUs, employer’s org., CBO/CSO and individual workers level at both formal and informal sector etc.

OSHE has working experience with various development partners such including EU, ILO, Asia Monitor Resource Center (AMRC), TDH-Italy, 3f, CAW, UNIFOR, WSM, California Collaborative, The Asia Foundation, Manusher Jonno Foundation and TUC etc. Besides OSHE is the paid member of Home-net South Asia (HNSA), WEIGO, and Street Net International. It has networking with ANROEV, AROSP, A-BAN.