1. State of Social Compliance
of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Bangladesh
Tanvir Hossain, Manager, Marketing & Sustainability
World Bank BEES Network Meeting – September 2015

2. “ ” pride Made in Bangladesh should be a mark of not shame.
- Sir Fazle Hasan Abed

3. Well-being Programmes
Social
Audit
Compliance
Awareness
Intervention
Plan
Well-being Programmes

4. monthly sessions and classes
Artisan Development Initiative
606
sub-centres covered
1300
monthly sessions and classes
25,000
monthly attendance
Awareness
Human Rights and Legal Education (HRLS) – 14 day course
Issues affecting adolescent girls (BEP) – 12 week course
Hygiene (WASH) – Monthly
Empowerment (CEP) – Monthly
Services
Legal Aid
Ante natal and post natal care
Grants and loans for latrines
Microfinance
Linkage to govt services
Programmes
*Data from Q1, 2015, ADI Report

5. 651 Aarong Producer groups Tailoring Home Textiles Loom Weaving
Jewellery
Home Textiles
Loom Weaving
Tailoring
Leather
Metal
Pottery
Wood Carving
Herbal and Food
Candle Making
Jute/Natural Fibres
Traditional Toys
Others

6. Code of Conduct Artisan Management Transparency
Compliance with Laws and Fair Trade Principles
Good Working Conditions
Respect for the Environment
Artisan Management
Transparency
Monitoring and Enforcement
Code of Conduct

7. Social Audit Policy Re-audits Scheduled Audits Self Audit
annually for high volume producers
within 3 years for low volume producers
CAP deadlines issued
Social
Audit
Policy
Re-audits
applicable for RED rated Audits
suspension if still RED
subject to order decrease if ORANGE
Self Audit
selected low volume producers
for producers not audited in a given year
Corrective Action Declaration
applicable for ORANGE
and YELLOW rated audits
New Producer Enrolment
probationary enrolment for ORANGE
permanent enrolment for YELLOW

8. Social Audit Andriod App Demo

9. BEFORE
0176 Hasina Akter Moni

10. AFTER
0176 Hasina Akter Moni

11. BEFORE
Mostofa Kamal

12. AFTER
Mostofa Kamal

13. BEFORE
Saidur

14. AFTER
Saidur

15. BEFORE
Nurjahan Nijhu 0312

16. AFTER
Nurjahan Nijhu 0312

17. BEFORE
Abdul Jalil

18. AFTER
Abdul Jalil

19. Challenging Industries
Wood Carving
Machineries without available safety measures

20. Challenging Industries
Metal and Jewellery
Hazardous work in dark and congested production units

21. Challenging Industries
Loom Weaving
Unclean environment and poor infrastructure

22. 2016 forward way O p e r a t i o n a l G o a l s
Regularly scheduled audits using university
students
Quarterly producer self audit
Corrective action plan monitoring
O p e r a t i o n a l G o a l s
way
forward
2016
Model MSMEs
Linkage to export markets
D e v e l o p m e n t G o a l s
Well-being programmes