Leather industry in Bangladesh

[1] However, Human Right Watch reported that it is responsible for pollution of air, water, and soil, that lead to serious health problems in the population.

[5][6] Increasing interest from buyers has opened up an opportunity for footwear and leather industries of Bangladesh.

Leather is a unique commodity that links grassroots villages with high societies and traditional practices with emerging technologies.

For Bangladesh, leather is a high priority industrial sector and footwear exports, an extreme focus area.

This study is trying to address the research gap by seeking to understand the current status, problems and prospect of leather industry in Bangladesh.

[10] It is notable that China, the world's largest footwear manufacturer, is now withdrawing from the global leather goods market.

In consequence the Bangladeshi manufacturers are seeing brighter prospects for the leather sector after the readymade garment industry because of a policy shift in China, the world's largest economy.

The tanneries of Hazaribagh area in the capital have not been fully shifted to Savar where favourable conditions have been created as per the criteria set by most buyers.

(2021) Mapping of Children Engaged in the Worst Forms of Child Labour in the Supply Chain of the Leather Industry in Bangladesh, CLARISSA Emerging Evidence Report 5, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, DOI: 10.19088/CLARISSA.2021.005 (https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/bitstream/handle/20.500.12413/16743/CLARISSA%20EER5%20FINAL%208VII21%20online.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y visited on 27 August 2021)