Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF)

‘32.8% people in 2 coastal upazilas had no income during 65-day fishing ban’

Some 32.8 percent people involved in fishing in two coastal upazilas had no income during the government-imposed 65-day fishing ban till July 23 this year, says a report of Manusher Jonno Foundation.
MJF concerned over rise in abuse of domestic workers

Expressing concern over rise in abuse of domestic workers, Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) has condemned torture of a 10-year old domestic help Achhia in the capital’s Mirpur area.
Manusher Jonno Foundation mourns death of Niloufer Manzur

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), a non-government organisation, mourns the death of renowned educationist and founding principal of Sunbeams School, Niloufer Manzur, after the 74-year-old succumbed to Covid-19 infection.
Coronavirus crisis: MJF urges govt to set up fund for informal sector workers

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) today urged the government to set up a special ‘Leave No One Behind Fund’ to ease the suffering of marginalised communities and workers in the informal sector affected by the shutdown over coronavirus crisis.
MJF employees to donate one day’s salary for making coronavirus kits

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), a rights organisation, today said its employees will donate one day’s salary to Gonoshasthaya Kendra in an effort to help the health centre produce coronavirus-detection kits.
44pc ethnic minority women in CHT victims of domestic violence: MJF study

Forty-four percent women of the ethnic minority communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) have experienced violence at home at least once in their lifetime, a survey by Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) has revealed.
Sexual Abuse at Workplace: Victims don’t file complaints

Women facing sexual harassment at work often do not lodge complaints due to fear of losing jobs and being stigmatised, speakers told a roundtable.
Scarcity of drinking water changes life pattern in hills

Scarcity of fresh drinking water is a major challenge for people living in the country’s hilly region, according to a Manusher Jonno Foundation commissioned report.
Include unpaid work of women in GDP

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) yesterday urged the government to recognise the contribution of women’s unpaid work to the economy and take concrete steps to include it in the national GDP estimation for raising the status and image of women in families and the society.
MJF demands exemplary punishment

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) has condemned the rape and killing of a physically challenged indigenous woman in Bandarban and rape of an 11-year-old girl in Chattogram on Sunday.
Violence against children continues

In the nine months since January this year, at least 363 children were raped and 15 died as a result, according to Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF).