Wage Earners' Welfare Board

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.wewb.gov.bd

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

1. thefinancialexpress.com.bd/trade/expat-ministry-seeks-tk-500m-for-wage-earners-welfare-board-in-fy26-budget
2. "PKB gets Tk 500m more from Wage Earners' Welfare Board". The Financial Express. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
3. "Why so many return dead?". The Daily Star. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
4. "Wage Earners' Welfare Board (WEWB)". wewb.gov.bd. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
5. "Wage Earners' Welfare Board law in the offing". New Age. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
6. "Expatriates to get legal help". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
7. "Deal signed with its four depts to assess performance quarterly". The Daily Star. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
8. "Jobs abroad for a better life". The Daily Star. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.