About WARBE

Welfare Association for the Rights of Bangladeshi Emigrants (WARBE)

Welfare Association for the Rights of Bangladeshi Emigrants (WARBE) Development Foundation is a Bangladeshi migrants’ association working in the field of migration, migrant's rights and development. WARBE was founded by the returning migrant workers who saw a need for an organization that could act to protect and strengthen the rights of migrants and their families. Through their continued efforts at the grassroots level, WARBE established themselves as pioneers in the field of migration and development in Bangladesh, while also taking the fight for migrants’ rights to the national, regional and international level.We are a migrants’ association that excels at adapting our organizational skills to meet the unique and diverse challenges Bangladeshi migrants face at home and abroad. As migration is a dynamic issue WARBE always prepared to rise the issues and meet these challenges with dynamism of its own; everyday there are new developments in the field of migrants’ rights and thus our organization is constantly evolving. Today, WARBE Development Foundation continues to work towards a Bangladesh – and a world – where all migrants, male or female, regardless of social or economic class, may migrate internally or internationally free from threat of violence or exploitation.

Today, WARBE Development Foundation continues to work towards a Bangladesh – and a world – where all migrants, male or female, regardless of social or economic class, may migrate internally or internationally free from threat of violence or exploitation.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

1986
Beginning of Informal Activities in Saudi Arabia.
1987
Official Establishment in Bangladesh as Welfare Association of Repatriated Bangladeshi Employees.
1998
Organisation of the first “18 December” Rally and Human Chain in “Solidarity with Migrant Workers and Members of their Families”
1999
Involvement in MFA (Migrant Forum in Asia)
2000
Member of Migrants Rights International (MRI)
2005-2006
Chair of MFA Executive Committee
2005-2006
SARI/Q supported Project: Safe Migration, Livelihood options and Reintegration
2006
IOM supported Project: Capacity enhancement and Outreach Programme for Safe Migration in Bangladesh
2006
CAP (Child And Policy): Employ-ability Skill Development Program for Retrenched Garments workers in Bangladesh
2007 - March 2010
DCA Project: Protection of the Rights of Women Migrant Workers, Safe Migration as Anti-Trafficking Means
2009
European Union & TDH-Italy supported Project: Promoting safe migration and local development through awareness raising, skills development and Institutional capacity building.
2010
Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) supported Project: Promoting Safe Migration for Potential Migrants.
2010
DanChurchAid (DCA) & European Union supported Project.
2012
AWO International Supported project Promoting Migrants Rights and Livelihood of Potential and Returnee Migrants and Their Families
2014
DanChurchAid supported project : Promote Migrants Rights by Enhancing Awareness on Safe Migration, Reintegration & Livelihood Options
2014
Solidarity Centre Bangladesh Supported project Combating Trafficking in Persons for Labor Exploitation Among Vulnerable Workers Activities
2015
UN ECOSOC granted Special Consultative Status
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WARBE Development Foundation, B183 Rd 21, Dhaka-1206

01913-072354    
comilla.misc@gmail.com
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