Child Labor and Forced Labor Reports

Bangladesh

Bidis (hand-rolled cigarettes)
Bidis (hand-rolled cigarettes)
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Bricks
Bricks
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Dried Fish
Dried Fish
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Footwear
Footwear
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Furniture (steel)
Furniture (steel)
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Garments
Garments
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Glass
Glass
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Leather
Leather
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Matches
Matches
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Poultry
Poultry
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Salt
Salt
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Shrimp
Shrimp
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Soap
Soap
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Textiles
Textiles
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Jute (textiles)
Jute (textiles)
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Bangladesh
2021 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor:

Moderate Advancement

In 2021, Bangladesh made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. In early 2022, the government ratified International Labor Organization Convention No. 138: Convention Concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment and the International Labor Organization Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labor Convention. The government also removed 5,088 children in vulnerable situations from 23 districts through labor inspections. However, children in Bangladesh are subjected to the worst forms of child labor, including commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor in drying of fish and the production of bricks. Children also perform dangerous tasks in the production of garments and leather goods. The Bangladesh Labor Act does not apply to the informal sector, in which most child labor in Bangladesh occurs. In addition, penalties for child labor violations can only be imposed after a lengthy legal process and, when courts do impose them, the fines are too low to deter child labor law violations. Moreover, the government did not publicly release information on its criminal law enforcement efforts related to child labor.

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