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.[1][2]

Wage Earners' Welfare Board
Formation1990
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
WebsiteWage Earners' Welfare Board

History

The Wage Earners' Welfare Board was established in 1990 to manage the Wages Earners’ Welfare Fund which was started together. It is managed by an intergovernmental official run board.[3] The board was made into a statutory organisation through the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board law-2016.[4] The board was further strengthened through The Expatriate Welfare Board Act, 2017.[5] It is under the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment of the government of Bangladesh.[6] It works as a subsidiary of Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training.[7]

References
  1. "PKB gets Tk 500m more from Wage Earners' Welfare Board". thefinancialexpress-bd.com. The Financial Express. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. "Why so many return dead?". The Daily Star. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  3. "Wage Earners' Welfare Board (WEWB)". wewb.gov.bd. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. "Wage Earners' Welfare Board law in the offing". New Age. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. "Expatriates to get legal help". observerbd.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. "Deal signed with its four depts to assess performance quarterly". The Daily Star. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. "Jobs abroad for a better life". The Daily Star. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.


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