Solidar Suisse is actively engaged in development and cooperation in Bangladesh. On one hand, we support leather workers: this industry is plagued by catastrophic working conditions, both in terms of health and basic rights. Our support strengthens the workers’ ability to negotiate and improves their working conditions.

On the other hand, Solidar Suisse, in collaboration with the local partner YPSA, has launched the innovative “Free Kids” project to sustainably combat child labor. This project aims to protect children in the dried fish and metal factory sectors in the Cox’s Bazar and Chattogram districts from dangerous working conditions. In line with the national action plan to eliminate child labor by 2025, the project not only promotes the protection of children but also supports them through educational programs and awareness campaigns to improve their future prospects in the long term.

In the field of humanitarian aid, Solidar Suisse supported displaced Rohingya living in refugee camps in the eastern part of the country from 2017 to 2023. By improving their makeshift shelters, enhancing their food supply options, and compensating them financially for community service work, we contributed to making their lives more dignified. A significant part of our humanitarian aid also focused on host communities. The Bangladeshis living near the camps have been greatly affected by the arrival of refugees.