The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) will observe ‘DIFE Service Week 2024’ for the first time scheduled to be held from Sunday (January 14) to Thursday (January 18). The theme for this service week is ‘Safe Working Environment for all’.
The headquarters of DIFE, along with the regional Deputy Inspector General (DIG) offices, will run programs from 9am to 4pm in the week.
The DIG office in Dhaka, coordinated with the headquarters, will participate in the service week on the ground floor of the Shromo Bhavan at Bijoy Nagar, Dhaka. The other 30 regional DIG offices will also observe the service week at their premises.
During the week, DIFE will facilitate the service seekers with its services, including approval of factory layout plans, expansion, and modification of layout plans; issuance and renewal of licenses for factories/establishments/shops/outsourcing contracting agencies, approval of employment rules, disposal of labor complaints, compensation for workplace accidents, and acceptance of RTI applications and so on.
It is worth mentioning that DIFE is relentlessly striving to ensure a safe working environment. The department is sincerely working on resolving labor-related complaints, ensuring maternity benefits for workers, initiating mandatory group insurance, addressing child labor issues, forming safety committees in factories, ensuring compensation for workplace accidents, enforcing labor laws and wage regulations, overseeing occupational health and safety in the workplace, and implementing various welfare measures. In addition, DIFE is maintaining collaboration among workers, employers, the government, and various national and international organizations to ensure stability in the workplace.-Press Release