jointly arranged for a 4-day exhibition-cum-sale (2nd-5th May) showcasing various types of handiwork created exclusively by home based women workers and assimilated from all over the country.
V. On June 8th, 2003, BHWA obtained registration as a trade union under the Trade related notification of 1969. This association could now fight for trade union rights on behalf of its member homeworker associations. This was the first time that workers in the informal sector have got Trade Union status in Bangladesh.
VI. On August 30th-31st, BHWA conducted a 2-day workshop on Health, Safety and Social protection issues affecting women homebased workers in Bangladesh. The major concerns listed by the participants include protection from occupational hazards and safe working environment, medical treatment and expenditure reimbursement facilities, social protection measures such as retirement benefits, savings schemes, micro-credit, legal assistance etc. All the above provisions need to be included in the National Policy for Homeworkers.
Association (BHWA) had organized a 2-day Homebased women workers' Handicraft mela. The mela was inaugurated by Mr. Abdul Matlub Ahmed, Chairman, NITOL-NILOY Group. His speech on the occasion outlined the excellent quality of the products displayed at the stalls. He stressed on the export potential of these products and said that the need of the hour was to explore the export market for better
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