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Preface
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) conducted the National Child Labor Survey 2022, considered the fourth national survey in Bangladesh. The survey will allow the inclusive estimates of working children aged 5-17 years and provide relevant statistics on the child labour situation at the national level.
The percentage of working children in 2022 is 8.9%, a slight increase from the 2013 survey estimate of 8.7%. The ratio of children engaged in child labour is estimated at 4.4% in 2022 and was 4.3% in 2013. It is noted that child labour in hazardous sectors is found at 2.7 percent in 2022, which was 3.2% in 2013, and this is a significant decline during the last ten years. It is possible due to the different interventions implemented by our government to eradicate child labor from our country. The report will provide a clear picture of the countries child labour situation and also help researchers and policymakers recommend appropriate policies and guidelines related to child labor in the future.
My sincere thanks to all our officials involved in conducting this survey and preparing the report, particularly Mr. Kabir Uddin Ahmed, Director of Industry and Labour Wing, BBS and Mr. Mohammed Saddam Hossein Khan, Deputy Director and the Focal Point Officer of the survey.
My special thanks and gratitude to Dr. Shahnaz Arefin, ndc, Secretary, Statistics and informatics division (SID), for her administrative support in conducting this survey. Also grateful to International Labor Organization (ILO) for their financial support and technical assistance in completing the survey and the report.
We strongly believe that BBS's hard work will come to success as soon as this report is deemed applicable to our policy making inputs. Comments for further improvement of the survey and report will be highly appreciated.
Md. Matiar Rahman
Director-General, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Dhaka