
Population: | 152 million |
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Capital City: | Dhaka |
Main Languages: | Bangla and English |
Major Religion: | Islam |
With your help, we can support the local community with education for the tea worker children of Bangladesh and enable them to raise themselves out of modern slavery.
Country Information
Marists in Bangladesh
Current Projects
St Marcellin School | BA0009
Ending modern slavery in the tea gardens of Bangladesh
Since the days of British rule, tea companies in Bangladesh have been exempt from many labour regulations. Even after the overhaul of the garment industry in the wake of the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse that killed over 1,100 people, the tea gardens remain exploitative and damaging to the generations of workers who call them home. Tea companies control access to […]