Labor Contracting Society

Project Title : Labour Contracting Society

Project Duration : 1987 Till Date (30 June 2012)/ Ongoing.

Funding Source : TMSS

Background:

Over populated country like Bangladesh has been experiencing unemployment problem since long and GoB has initiated various types of development projects and actions to solve this problem by technological & financial support of Donor agencies/Development partners and own resources. All such actions are of short duration based and could bring symptomatic relief in the life of the poor/ultra-poor unemployed people. To ensure round the year employment opportunities TMSS has initiated the Labour Contracting Society Project by the involvement of poor/ultra-poor migrated people of the neighboring districts.

Goals/Objectives:

Goals:

Round the year Employment generation for the poor/ultra-poor people.

Objectives:

Livelihoods Improvement of the poor/ultra-poor people through capacity development and job placements

Target Beneficiaries & Operational Area.

Target Beneficiaries: 310
Operational Area: 8 Unions of Bogra District.

Approach: Physical Labour Intensive Development Approach.

Core/Major Activities:

Achievements/Key Successes (Numbers against Indicators):

Selection of Poor People : 275 person
Creation of Job (man days) for them: 79000 man days