Fight against Child Labor | Creating Sustainable Opportunities | Support for Parents, Learning Centers for Children | Climate Adaptation and Environmental Responsibility

Solidar Suisse is active in Bangladesh in the field of development and cooperation. On one hand, we support leather workers: this economic sector is plagued by disastrous working conditions, both in terms of health and basic rights. Workers receive training on occupational safety, health protection, and labor rights. Trade unions and community groups are strengthened to better enforce workers’ rights and protect communities from severe environmental pollution. On the other hand, Solidar Suisse launched the innovative “Free Kids” project to sustainably combat child labor. This project aims to protect children working in the fisheries and metal factory sectors, as well as in shipbreaking, in the districts of Cox’s Bazar and Chattogram from hazardous working conditions. In line with the national action plan to eliminate child labor by 2025, the project not only promotes child protection but also supports children through educational programs and awareness-raising efforts to improve their long-term future. In the area of humanitarian aid, Solidar Suisse supported Rohingya refugees living in camps in the east of the country from 2017 to 2023. A key part of our humanitarian assistance also targeted the host communities. The Bangladeshi population living near the camps has been heavily affected by the arrival of the refugees.