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যোগাযোগ
Office of the DIG, Sylhet
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About Labour Inspection
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আইন ও বিধিমালা
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গ্যালারি
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যোগাযোগ
Office of the DIG, Sylhet
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) is a department under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. This department is responsible for ensuring welfare, safety and health of valuable human resources working in various sectors contributing national development. By enforcing labour laws of the country, the department has been leading the nation in creating a safe and healthy work culture and improving the quality of wage earner. The DIFE is no longer considered a mere labour law enforcement agency, it provides information and advice to employers and workers concerning the most effective means of complying with the legal provisions. The DIFE Collaborates with various government and private organizations, agencies along with international organizations specially ILO to facilitate policy, planning, measures and directions adopted to enhance occupational safety and health for all workers by appropriate working conditions and environment.
In 1969, on the basis of the Pakistan Government along with the report made by Air Vice Marshal Nur Khan, labour department was divided into three parts: (1) Labour Department (2) Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments and (3) Department of Trade union Registration. In the following year in 1970, The Department of inspection for Factories and Establishments was created as a separate department in pursuance of ILO Labour Inspection Convention No. 81 and labour policy of 1969. Bangladesh emerges as an independent and sovereign country in the world map through a glorious liberation war in 1971. Over the long span of 49 years of independence, a huge number of factories, shops and commercial establishments has flourished in the country. The importance of industry and trade is increasing day by day. Millions of workers are working in these sectors. The Department of inspection for Factories and Establishments has been carrying out the responsibilities by ensuring legal rights, safe and hygienic work place for the huge number of working people.
A report of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics,2001 states that the number of manufacturing units in Bangladesh at that time was 2,42,818 and the number of shops, hotels, construction companies and commercial health service centres was 20,15,117. It is very reasonably assumed that the number of workplace has increased manifold over these years than the statistics published in thirteen years ago.
The Department of inspection for Factories and Establishments was discharging its responsibilities by enforcing the law set out in the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 in such huge number of factories and commercial establishments. The department has been playing a crucial role in ensuring compliance specially in garments factory. But the manpower, infra-structure and logistic support of DIFE was very meager compared to the total number of factories, shops and commercial establishments.
In such a context, following the directions of the Honorable Prime Minister, the Ministry of Labour and Employment took a move for upgrading the Directorate to The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments along with increasing its manpower. On 15.01.2014, the Ministry of Labour and Employment, after completing all formalities, issued the government order of upgrading the. The Department of inspection for Factories and Establishments from a directorate into a department having a headquarter and 23 district offices with 993 manpower of which 679 new posts created in revenue budget.
The revised organogram of DIFE has been duly approved in 2021 and 2022. Now the department has a headquarter and 31 district offices with an approved manpower of 1156.
The head office of this department is at Shram Bhavan in Bijoynagar, Dhaka. The department has offices of Deputy Inspector General in 31 districts across the country. Office of Deputy Inspector General, Sylhet Jurisdiction Sylhet and Sunamganj district. According to the organogram, there are 31 posts of 18 officers and 13 employees in this office. Office Address House No-16 (2nd Floor), Road No-22, Block-D, Shahjalal Upashahar, Sylhet.
Vision
◉ To Create a better working environment for the workers.
Mission
◉ According to the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 and Bangladesh Labour Rules, 2015 creating a better working environment for workers and taking steps to eliminate child labour engaged in hazardous work;
◉ Ensuring occupational health and safety measures for all workers in the workplace;
◉ Ensuring the implementation of minimum wage rates announced by the government in various sectors.
Department of Inspection for Factories & Establishments (DIFE)
Office of the Deputy Inspector General, Sylhet
House-16 (2nd Floor), Road-22, Block-D, Shahjalal Upashahar, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Phone : +8802997700894, Cell : 01312216357, E-mail : dig.sylhet@dife.gov.bd
Planning and Implementation: Cabinet Division, A2I, BCC, DoICT and BASIS
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