Wage Earners' Welfare Board
 Headquarters of the board in Dhaka | |
| Abbreviation | WEWB |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1990 |
| Legal status | Government agency |
| Purpose | Welfare spending |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Parent organisation | Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment |
| Budget | ৳500 million[1] |
| Website | www |
Wage Earners' Welfare Board (Bengali: ওয়েজ আর্নার্স কল্যাণ বোর্ড) is a Bangladeshi government welfare board that is responsible for the welfare of expatriat Bangladeshi workers. The department headquarter is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2][3]
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.[4] The board was made into a statutory organisation through the Wage Earners’ Welfare Board law-2016.[5] The board was further strengthened through The Expatriate Welfare Board Act, 2017.[6] It is under the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment of the government of Bangladesh.[7] It works as a subsidiary of Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training.[8]
References
- ^ thefinancialexpress
.com .bd /trade /expat-ministry-seeks-tk-500m-for-wage-earners-welfare-board-in-fy26-budget - ^ "PKB gets Tk 500m more from Wage Earners' Welfare Board". The Financial Express. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Why so many return dead?". The Daily Star. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Wage Earners' Welfare Board (WEWB)". wewb.gov.bd. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Wage Earners' Welfare Board law in the offing". New Age. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Expatriates to get legal help". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Deal signed with its four depts to assess performance quarterly". The Daily Star. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Jobs abroad for a better life". The Daily Star. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.