BILS

To equip the trade union movement with the proper and logical arguments and to project the real situation of the working class in the media and the society, BILS conducts different research activities. Both short and broad action researches and surveys are being carried out on vital labour market issues. 

Following are the major studies BILS has conducted so far:
SL . Title Funding Org. Year Location
  Organisational Mapping in Construction, Rice Mills, Hotel and Metal Sectors in Bangladesh LO-FTF Council 2007 Bangladesh
         
  Workers Human Rights in the Construction Sector of Bangladesh (Status Report) LO-FTF Council Denmark
 2007 Bangladesh
  Mapping of Employers Activities in Dhaka Metropolitan Future Leaders 2007 Dhaka
  Newspaper Survey: Violence and Accidents at Workplaces -1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (june) LO-FTF Council 2007 Bangladesh
  Social Compliance in RMG Sector ILO, Dhaka 2007 Dhaka
  Support Trade Union to Organize Informal Sector in Bangladesh ILO, Dhaka 2006 Bangladesh
  Socio-economic Status of the Private Security Workers - A Research in Dhaka Mega city LO-FTF 2006 Dhaka
  Lifestyle and Opportunities of Domestic Workers and their Benefits - A Social Research LO-FTF 2006 Dhaka
  Role of Labour Law and labour Courts in Protecting Worker’s Rights in Bangladesh LO-FTF 2005 Bangladesh
  Impact of globalization on labour market and Workers, challenges and opportunity: Trade Union Action LO-FTF 2005 Bangladesh
  A fight against heavy odds An internal qualitative study of children enrolled in NFE May 2002 Tongi LO-FTF 2006 Tongi
  Status of the Labours in clinics and Diagnosis centers in Dhaka City LO-FTF 2007 Bangladesh
  A report on a study is globalization a challenge or opportunity: Experience of Bangladesh LO-FTF 2005 Bangladesh
  Globalisation and its effect on Industry and Workers of Bangladesh LO-FTF 2003 Bangladesh
  Action research on the Wage structure and wage fixation mechanism in Bangladesh LO-FTF 2005 Bangladesh
  Role of labour Movement in the Independence struggle of Bangladesh LO-FTF 2005 Bangladesh
  Report on problems and prospects of TU formation in Bangladesh: A critical assessment of some theoretical and practical issues LO-FTF 2004 --
  HIV/AIDS situation among workers community of Bangladesh LO-FTF 2004 --
  Contract labour in Bangladesh ILO 2003 Dhaka Chittagong
  Assessing the situation of violence and harassment on working women at workplaces of Bangladesh LO-FTF 2002 Bangladesh
  Ship Breaking industry of Bangladesh; Status of the Occupational health and Safety and workers rights at Shitakunda LO-FTF Council
Denmark		 2000 Chittagong
  Workers rights situation and Occupational health , Safety and Environment: Status in Rice Processing Industry LO-FTF 2003 Bangladesh
  Bangladesh Migrant Worker: Core Problems, Development Initiatives and Position of Trade Union LO-FTF 2001 --