Bangladesh Employers' Federation (BEF)

BEF Office-bearers pay a courtesy call to the PM's Advisor on Private Industry and Investment

Strengthening Business and Human Rights from the Private Sector Perspective

BEF President, ILO Country Director and Team Pay Courtesy Call to the FBCCI President

BEF office-bearers pay a courtesy call to the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister

BEF held a briefing session for its newly elected office bearers

Meeting & Convocation in Remembrance of the National Level Worker Leaders

BEF office-bearers pay a courtesy call to Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister

Activities

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Workshop on Employment Creation and Sustainable Reintegration for Return Migrant Workers

Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF), with support from the ILO Reintegration for Migrant Workers Project, successfully organized a workshop on December 23, 2024, at MCCI’s Conference Hall, Dhaka. This workshop aimed to address the critical challenges and opportunities associated with the reintegration of return migrant workers into the workforce.

December 23, 2024

Legal Unit of Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF) Organized a Two-Days Long Training Session on “Bangladesh Labour Act (BLA) and International Labour Standards (ILS)”

BEF”s Legal Unit and ILO Country Office for Bangladesh, jointly organized and conducted a two-days long training session on “Bangladesh Labour Act (BLA) and International Labour Standards (ILS)” which was held on 18-19 December, 2024,

December 20, 2024

BEF Conducted Advocacy Session on Apprenticeship System in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF), in collaboration with the ProGRESS Project of ILO, Country Office for Bangladesh, organized and conducted a daylong “Advocacy Session on Apprenticeship System in Bangladesh” on the 5th December 2024 at Conference Hall, WARISAN Hotel, Shaheb Bazar, Zero Point, Rajshahi.

December 5, 2024

Origin

Since its founding in 1998, Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF) now stands as an all-country organization representing all sectors of industry, trade, and services. The Federation represents nearly 90 percent of the established employers in the private sector, all the Sector Corporations and autonomous bodies, such as, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation, Bangladesh Power Development Board, etc.,Individual enterprises, and sectoral line associations of specific industries, i.e., ready made garments, leather, agro-processing, frozen food, etc.

BEF engages itself in a wide range of activities covering social, labour, employment, and economic issues.

PROGRAMME

Capacity Building

BEF appropriate training and development of education invariably precede any development action. Training is a key component of BEF programs, which threads together all its activities to make them an integrated whole.

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Bangladesh labour law with the latest amendment-2018

Practical approaches on employment and Labour issues

Disciplinary action, Grievance handling and Departmental Enquiry

Increase Productivity For Better Future

Challenges in Adopting New VAT Laws and Way Forward

Automated VAT Management Under New Law And Rules

Working Linkage

Our Key Partners in Global include local industry associations and corporate bodies that the Federation engages and networks with on a regular basis to discuss matters concerning the labor and employment space in the country.

Our Services

BEF SERVICES

Knowledge Sharing

BEF provides information and authentic data related to social, labor and employment issues and other labor related public policy issues. Besides, BEF also organizes seminars/workshops on skills development, employment, food safety and security, occupational safety…

BEF SERVICES

Legal Services

The Federation provides legal advice on a limited scale depending on the nature of the request. BEF had the reputation providing specialized and practical legal services that would add value and cater to the various legal needs of the business community.

BEF SERVICES

Advocacy and Lobbying

The Federation renders expert assistance, advice and services to its member firms and the Government, particularly to the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the formulation of various policies, laws, rules…

BEF SERVICES

Publications

BEF releases research publications every month as routine work that serve as authentic data for employers, executives, human resources and industrial relations practitioners as well as special publications based on specific programs.