'Hathay Bunano p.s. is a non-profit organisation based in Bangladesh. We aim to create rural employment that is fairly paid, good quality, flexible and local. Employment opportunities for artisans that are within a 5-10 minute walk from their homes but at the same time provides a safe and compliant working environment. Employment that fits in with the artisans rural way of life rather than employment which dictates the rhythm of their lives.
Our strength for employment security is in the wonderful products that we create. Hathay Bunano p.s. specialise in hand knitting, hand crochet and hand embroidery and sell these products worldwide to mainstream retailers and distributors. We currently export about 30,000 products per month all over the world, to UK, USA, Australia, Europe and Scandinavia.'
www.hathaybunano.com
A similar initiative to No.1 however this is focussing on giving employment locally to communities. A huge issue in Bangladesh is that factories are based on exporting borders in urban settings far from communities, meaning only a limited number of people can work. Workers have to live in the factories, this initiative is enabling communities to work locally to their villages.
This idea could work internationally in a very similar way to No.1. It needs support from big corporations and international chains and the right product. I think the point is that this could be a win/win situation for everyone. The peple are there and are more than willing to work... it is just making the work accessible to them.
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