Wages Earners’ Welfare Fund is a

Bangladesh government The Cabinet of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা) is the chief executive body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the entire government under ...

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 The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It provided information, partnerships and facilitations for all matters related to overseas Bangladeshi The ...

. It is managed by the

Wage Earners' Welfare Board Wage Earners' Welfare Board is a government welfare board that is responsible for the welfare of expatriat Bangladesh workers and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a cou ...

History

Wages 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 The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and o ...

. An audit in 2003 found 390 million taka was embezzled from the fund between 1997 and 2001. The government uses the fund to repatriate dead migrant workers.

References

1976 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Government agencies of Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-org-stub