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Storytelling position of women in RMG in BangladeshCommunications Content Generation Guideline

This content generation guideline provides the brief of the content Plan needs to collect stories that contribute to an overall storyline about the position of women along the value chain of the RMG industry, with particular attention for women workers in Bangladesh.

Background

Girls Advocacy Alliance The storytelling project is an initiative of the Girls Advocacy Alliance (Plan Nederland, Terre des Hommes Netherlands and Defence for Children - ECPAT Netherlands), led by Plan Netherlands. Its 5-year (2016 - 2020) joint program ‘Advocating for Girls’ Rights’ is implemented in strategic partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the Dialogue and Dissent framework. GAA aims to influence key stakeholders in governments, the private sector and civil society organizations (CSOs) as well as community leaders to initiate lasting changes in their society that will benefit girls and young women. A key ambition of GAA is that by 2020, private sector actors (in the Netherlands and in their sourcing countries, such as Bangladesh) make sure that girls and young women in ten countries no longer face gender-based violence and economic exclusion. To that end, GAA aims to influence Dutch companies and their suppliers on the global chain that are operating abroad, as in BGD.One of the focus countries of the GAA is Bangladesh. In BGD, one of the industries the Plan office focuses on is the Ready Made Garment sector, where over the last few years several (influencing) initiatives have been implemented to improve the position of young female workers in the RMG sector. Main initiatives (largely done with partner Change Associates) were:

Contextual analysis and Business case development Launch and discussion on business case and follow-up agenda/ dialogue stakeholders –

factories Female leadership platform Reviewing HR policies and code of conduct in factories Gender platform advocating on GBV Training various stakeholders RMG industry on GBV and Child Protection

GAA is partnering with Fair Wear, an organisation with long track record in making the RMG industry more sustainable. Both organisations aim for Dutch businesses and their suppliers to implement standards in their policies and practice that take gender into account throughout their entire production chain.

Storytelling projectStorytelling is an art to tell a story, to communicate, to share, to engage, to make sense of information and to capitalize on knowledge of individuals within organisations/ companies, in an inspirational way. A good storyline inspires to take action, mobilizes people, and even influences behaviour and practice in RMG factories. Such a story is not only about successes, but also about the struggles in workers life 1Prepared by Plan International Bangladesh & Plan International Netherlands

and livelihoods that were overcome. The story telling project intends to highlight unfold stories of workers, management, trade union and discover how the sector can run in a better way.Our expected audience:With a story along the supply chain, we aim to build an understanding of the roles of the different actors in the supply chain and the issues they face in creating a sustainable, gender friendly supply chain. Actors in the supply chain are among others: the European brands, their suppliers (for our story those in Bangladesh, with a focus on the management of these suppliers), the workers in the factories, trade unions, business associations, local government (see figure on page 4). We want to raise awareness among stakeholders about WHY investing in gender equality is key, and about HOW it is possible to improve the working conditions for young women in the global supply chains (including the prevention of gender-based violence) and what is needed.In particular, with this storytelling project we aim to directly touch and engage CEOs of brands, plus staff of brands and suppliers in Bangladesh, business associations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands (and the Netherlands embassy in Bangladesh). Indirectly we aim to reach out to consumers, local governments, civil society and donors, given their roles in the supply chain and their interest in the work of FWF and Plan.

The overall RMG storyline FWF and Plan aim to tell Our overall RMG storyline will be as follows:

The global garment chain is complex and fragmented. (Covid made this abundantly clear). Ensuring good working conditions for the people who make our clothes is complicated. It has issues like low wages, unsafe working conditions, excessive overtime, child labour and precarious working contracts.

Consumers in Europe are trying to make more ethical choices about their consuming and businesses also trying to promote ethical business though there is still a long way to go. Fast fashion is on the rise – new trends are being pushed on us. And it’s hard to know what is good and what isn’t. There is a lack of transparency and understanding. But consumers are a push – brands will listen if consumers say ‘we want to buy from brands who have ethical supply chains’. So, brands more and more focus on doing their business in a meaningful and ethical way, respecting human rights.

What about an investment in women?

In many countries, women make up the majority of garment workers. In Bangladesh, the number of female garment workers decreased, but it still large.1So, you could say they are critical for business success. Nevertheless, women keep facing systematic discrimination on almost every indicator related to work. Women are more likely to have temporary contracts, less likely to be promoted to higher positions, are concentrated in the low-power, low pay positions and also face gender-specific issues, such as job discrimination, sexual harassment and assault.

1 Now the percentage of women participation in the RMG sector has decreased. The number of female workers in readymade garments (RMG) sector has declined by 10.68 per cent in the span of four years though the number of factories and workers are on the rise, reveal two separate surveys conducted by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). The latest BBS survey says 53.82 per cent male workers occupy jobs in the sector while the number of female workers is only 46.18 per cent. The sector began its journey based on the workforce of women, though. Please follow the link below:https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/Women-workforce-declining-in-RMG-sector2Prepared by Plan International Bangladesh & Plan International Netherlands

https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/Women-workforce-declining-in-RMG-sector

https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/Women-workforce-declining-in-RMG-sector

Now, what if we did something about this?Investing in women is smart economics. McKinsey research showed that if women were enabled to participate in the labor market to the same degree as men, the global GDP could increase with 28 trillion by 2025! Simply put: investing in skills and good working conditions, and paying a fair and equal wage to employees of all genders leads to increased productivity, quality improvement, and more satisfied workers. This is not just a hypothesis. Investing in women has a beneficial impact on companies.

The solutions were diverse. Ranging from a zero tolerance policy on sexual harassment, and sanitation and hygiene facilities for female workers, providing day care and timely payment of wages, leave and maternity benefit, to supporting female leadership within and outside the factories and skills development to make career progression. The result of such investments? Women workers became mentally and physically stronger, empowered professionally and are more dedicated to their work. This in itself has led to lower absence rates, higher productivity, good quality products and an increase in profit. Factory owners are clear: investing in women is just good business.Such investments could be accelerated with support from the brands they deliver to. Brands have international power. Brands’ purchasing practices has the ability transform the industry in supporting the realisation of human rights in the workplace. Changes they make in their management systems, sourcing practices and purchasing practices have an impact on the workers, who are mostly women.

Companies can start by understanding how women are impacted along the value chain and define where the business can add value. They can include non-discrimination and gender in the supplier’s code of conduct. But also, starting a dialogue with suppliers, building long term relationships, taking a look at their sourcing practices and using collective influence together with other stakeholders(such as trade unions, business associations), can lead to significant change.International Laws also play a huge role. They are norm-setting standards that can help countries align their national laws to human rights standards. In particular, C190, with a clear ILO definition of unacceptable workplace behaviour, employer responsibility and duty of care will likely result in greater reliance on social dialogue in the sector. ILO guidance on establishing appropriate human resources, policies and procedures to deal with violence and harassment would also assist managers in providing training and implementation.

Women workers themselves have a key role to play. There should be room for their voices to be heart. Anti-harassment committees are one of those ways. Another way is the safe space for women leaders to join and raise concerns. And increased female representation in unions also matters a lot.

Let’s unlock the potential of women in the global supply chains and create societal impact. Change starts now! Plan NL, FWF and Plan BGD will all collect different sub-stories in different formats, all contributing to the above overall story-line.

To do so, Plan Int. BGD will cooperate with its partner Awaj Foundation, which is a National grassroots workers’ rights focusing Non-Government Organization. For more information: http://awajfoundation.org/

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http://awajfoundation.org/

The sub-stories to be collected

The sub-stories to be collected by Plan Int. BGD The stories that Plan Int. BGD will collect, together with the Awaj Foundation, are related to:Case stories of young women working in the RMG sectorWe focus on young women working in the RMG sector in BGD. We would like to show the life of the women, their strength and the challenges they are facing. To tell this story we will also engage men that play an important role in supporting women to speak out. These are women workers that Awaj Foundation can reach out to.Themes that need to be covered are:

Women’s personal and working situation in the factories Skills development and career progression Female leadership Job prospects and constrain Decision making at workplace and home Gender based violence (we aim for a woman active in an anti-harassment committee!)

Stories of factory managersPlan did a business case research. We can communicate the report on this research. At this moment, Plan BGD is partnering Awaj Foundation. We aim to collect the stories from factories where Awaj Foundation has good network and connections and working experience. This will also be mentioned as such! We would like to see an interview with at least two managers, telling about why they invest in improved working conditions for women and what benefits this brings them.

A story of an expert: Awaj Foundation giving the general picture of the RMG industry


For one of the first story telling products, we aim for an expert, telling about the most important trends in the RMG sector: The global garment chain is complex and fragmented. (Covid made this abundantly clear). Ensuring good working conditions for the people who make our clothes is complicated. It has issues like low wages, unsafe working conditions, excessive overtime, child labour and precarious working contracts. Things have changes in a good sense. However, there is room for improvement (as Covid clearly showed us). The Executive director of Awaj Foundation is an expert in the field, with long standing experience in the business. An interview (text and video, picture of her) can set the scene.

Story of civil society working on gender advocacy level (could be the story of Plan staff, a partner and/or a trade union leader)We also do one interview on the advocacy part within GAA, hearing either Plan staff about the advocacy work or a partners. Themes to present are:

The role of the gender platform and other advocacy initiatives taken, plus the results of these initiatives (very important to present the outcomes!)

Gender based violence Youth economic empowerment (important proposition for Plan Int. BGD) Freedom of association/ social dialogue and the role of women in trade unions

Interviews Selection criteria for the case stories of the women and some questions that might be helpful:

Type of interview we need for the stories to tell: General remarks:

Be as specific and as complete as possible in your interviews and the written text based on the interviews

Include personal quotes where possible! Include picture(s) of the beneficiary and the context (as separate files)

We will interview:Women and one man:

- At least 5 young female workers. The profile of the women to be interviewed is: working in an RMG factory and able to tell about the themes as mentioned above– ideally a first tier supplier.

- At least 1 man, telling why he thinks it is important that women become economically empowered (a husband, father, community leader)

Factory managers:- Two factory managers, investing in women’s improved position in the factory. We prefer no

visibility of the name of the factories (unless managers have given written permission). It is important that these factories supply to Europa/ the Netherlands.

An expert:- An interview with the Executive director of the Awaj Foundation telling the story about what is

happening in the garment sector: The global garment chain is complex and fragmented. (Covid made this abundantly clear). Ensuring good working conditions for the people who make our clothes is complicated. It has issues like low wages, unsafe working conditions, excessive


overtime, child labour and precarious working contracts. Things have changes in a good sense. However, there is room for improvement (as Covid clearly showed us).

Civil society:- Two persons (Plan, and a trade union leader involved in the gender advocacy work at national

level)

The Interviews should contain at least the following questions for young female workers in the RMG:

NAM

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What name would you like to use for the publication? You can use your real name, part of your name or a different name.

Is this your real name? ☐ Yes ☐ No Please check with Global Policy on Safeguarding Children and Young People

CON

SEN

T

Have you been explained what this interview is for? We are talking to you today to gather stories of the different people working in the garment industry. It will be used in a project by PLAN and Fair Wear. We will be posting them online and sharing them through social media.

Do you consent to your pictures and your interview being stored on our servers and being used in publications online and/or in print by us?

☐ Yes ☐ No

DEM

OG

RAPH

ICS

What gender do you identify as? ☐Male ☐Female☐ non-binary

What is your date of birth?

Where were you born?

Where did you go to school? Till what age?

Where do you live now?

FAM

ILY

What type of family do you have? Type of family (please cross out what is not applicable):nuclear family / single parent / extended family


Who lives in the home with you?

What is their relationship to you?

What is their age?

What do they do in terms of work or study?

OPTIONAL: in case of children dependents: How do you organise child care while you work?

Who take care your children when you are going to work?Who take major decision in your family?Who do care work at home like cooking, washing, cleaning etc?

WO

RK

How long have you worked here? How old were you when you started?Why you choose RMG sector for work?Before joing in the RMG sector what did you do?

What job do you do here?

Can you describe a typical day for you looks like here at the factory? (daily routine focusing on the specific training courses she/he’s taking)

Did you receive any training at work? Skills training; labour rights training?

OPTIONAL: in case of skills training: do you want to pursue a job in _____ (higher management)

What do you like most about your job?

Why is this work important to you?

What wage do you earn?

Is it enough to cover you and your family's needs?


What would you like to do if you earned more?

Do you feel safe at work?

How has COVID19 impacted your life and your work?

Do you ever face any violence at workplace?What kind of violence?What you do if you face harassment or assault at home or factory?Do you know labour law?

OPT

ION

AL:

COM

MIT

TEE

MEM

BERS

What committee are you a part of?

What role do you play in the committee?

Why do you think this is important?

OPT

ION

AL:

TR

ADE

UN

ION

MEM

BERS

Why did you join a union?

What role can unions play?

Why do you think this is important?

DREA

MS

What would you like to become?

What is your dream for your future? OPTIONAL: For your children’s future?

What are your hobbies? What do you like to do for fun?

CHAN

GE

If you could share anything about your work with consumers in the Netherlands, what would you like to say?


If you could change things about your work or your industry, what would they be?

Anything/ any call for action they want to share

Input for the interview questions for factory manager in the RMG: The questions to ask:Name of the interviewee

☐ Yes ☐ No Please check with Global Policy on Safeguarding Children and Young People

Gender ☐ Male ♂ ☐Female ♀ Age To how many different brand do you supply? Where do the brands mainly come from?What are the biggest differences you see in general in Bangladesh for male and female workers in your factories? What particular risks might women run?What was the main trigger for you to invest in the working conditions of your workers? What made you decide to pay special attention to the position of your female workers?What improvements did you invest in? Were these improvement in the workplace (for example training, sanitation, child care, equal pay, etc.) and/ or in commuting to work (safe transportation), and/or at household level of the workers (program with NGOs for example). Please clarify.What kind of changes have you seen after investing in the position of women in the workplace?How do these changes benefit your business?Do you discuss the position of your workers, and in particular the female workers, with the brands you are supplying to? If so how? When? In what way, can brands support your company in empowering women’s situation? What do you expect from them?

Interview Questions for Executive Director Awaj Foundation: The questions to ask:Name of the interviewee

☐ Yes ☐ No Please check with Global Policy on


Safeguarding Children and Young People Gender ☐ Male ♂ ☐Female ♀ How would you characterize the working conditions of garment sector workers in Bangladesh? Think of issues like low wages, unsafe working conditions, excessive overtime, child labour and precarious working contracts.What did Covid impact the RMG sector?Positive changes were introduced in RMG Bangladesh over the past few years. What have been the major changes? Why did these changes occur? What triggered them?What is the main trigger for Bangladesh suppliers/ factory owners to invest in the working conditions of the workforce?What in your experience, are the key success factors for empowerment of women in the factories?How can brands, suppliers, governments, civil society and the workers join forces to improve the situation in the garment sector? What role can each of them play?

Interview Questions for Plan staff / partner on advocacy work: The questions to ask:Name of the interviewee

☐ Yes ☐ No Please check with Global Policy on Safeguarding Children and Young People

Gender ☐ Male ♂ ☐Female ♀ What advocacy work is Plan / your organisation doing recently to ensure workers’ rights in BD?How Plan In’t BD / your organisation engaged with government and RMG management to negotiate workers issue?What are the major challenges Plan In’t BD / your organisation is facing while talking about workers’ rights issue?What results did you achieve in your advocacy works?What is your suggestion and what do you want to say to push brands in this regard?What do you think how ethical business can be promoted and women workers enjoy better working condition? (Please make sure you mentioned the importance of doing gender responsive due diligence/ in other words due diligence with a gender lenses!)

The stories need to be appealing, so collect the direct quotation from all which can be converted to nice human stories through text, photo story and videos.


Consent: Please ensure that written consent is sought for all interviews, portrait shots and child protection guidelines are followed. To maintain the social distance verbal consent with video record in mobile/camera could be effective (take Plan’s policy and procedures into consideration).

The final products of this interview part: The written out interviews (in English!) with the 5 young women, the man, the 2 factory

managers, the Executive director of Awaj and the Plan advocacy staff and a trade union leader. (Based on these texts, Plan NL can write the full case stories).

Quotes of each interviewee

Photos

An image is more powerful than any word. A case story becomes much stronger when accompanied with a picture and video. For this reason, we want to collect photos of the five women and their surroundings, the male leader (father/ brother/ husband etc.), the factory managers, the director of Awaj and the Plan person involved in advocacy, plus the trade union leader. But how to make a good photo? Please find below what we are looking for:

We want to show the strength of a young women, and not portray her as a victim! In the factories: Take pictures of the beneficiaries while working, in action showing elements of

the RMG sector. Try to avoid office and meeting-settings as these pictures are often quite uninspiring Take pictures of the beneficiary in front of their house and/or with their family to show their

family situation (again, full consent is required) Apart from a group photo, it is best not to include too many beneficiaries at once, in one

picture Photos showing Individual portraits of women at work, in a meeting with other women (possibly one pregnant women), the man that will be interviewed

In order to tell a story through photos, it would be great to capture the same subject in different settings: at work, at home, commuting to work

Photos of women wearing face masks to visually represent the current COVID-19 crisis in the factories

Some close-up photos of individuals When you take a portrait, make sure the background does not distract. The focus should be on

the beneficiary For a portrait, it is key that the beneficiary’s face is visible (consent from beneficiary is required) Make sure there is sufficient light, preferably natural daylight Spontaneous and dynamic images work best. Make sure the beneficiary feels at ease by

distracting. Ask question and talk to her/him. Making pictures in a for her or him familiar environment also helps

Photos of the general conditions in the factories if permission is given to take such photos Photos of young women looking directly into the camera – making eye contact Please ensure children that are seen in the background for example are fully dressed. (We

cannot use images of individuals showing nudity)


Please make use of light and shadows /creative angles / extreme close-ups where required – for example, sensitive topics where individuals have given consent but don’t want to be identified.

Landscape preferred over portrait. So please ensure the majority of images are in landscape format and only some in portrait format.

Caption: All photographs (high resolution) must be captioned describing briefly what it is about / what’s going on. For portraits, please include name, age, brief information about the individual/s and their situation. If there are several shots of the same person/family – then one collective caption is fine. All information should be in English!

Video It is key that the beneficiary is the focal point of the video. It should be about them, about for example a young woman’s life. Ideally the video about the women workers contains three items:

1. An introduction to set the stage – provide background information on location (show the surroundings), describe the current situation, the challenges the girls have to face (highlighting the urgency), our ambition/objectives. The Awaj Foundation can perfectly support in this.

2. Showcase the participants in action.3. Show the results - what has been achieved so far when investments where made in women in RMG,

include numbers if possible and let young women share their experiences and their dreams/ambitions looking ahead. Good to bear in mind:

o We want to show the strength of a young women, and not portray her as a victim. o In terms of background setting, we would like to focus on the young women, her

community (parents, brothers/sisters, neighbours etc) and the training/job placement activities. Try to avoid office settings but showcase daily life

o Avoid too many talking heads and limit the amount of interviewees o Music - The tone of voice is key! We want to focus on empowerment, therefore tone

should not be too dramatic/serious.o Please provide subtitles in English for the raw materials. NLNO does not speak the local

language. o For the final products we aim for a max. 5 minutes video. Bear in mind that interview

should be to the point. A shorter version (3 - 1.5 minutes) that we can use for our social media channels will be made by NLNO.

o Prepare the beneficiary in advance about the purpose of the interview, what we want to know and give her/him time

o to think about the questions you will do

Elements we want to capture when making a video about the women:● Current situation in the factories and communities where women life (urban)● The impact on women - what’s it like from their perspective? How are they managing

their periods? Is there a risk to their safety?

For the video of the other interviews (2 factory managers, 1 Awaj expert, civil society staff) you also prepare the interviewee in advance about the purpose of the interview, what we want to know and give her/him time to think about the questions you will do.


Make sure you take into consideration the same criteria for taking the pictures: good light, background, etc.

Content Sharing Point: Plan In’t BD will provide the 5 minute videos, and Plan Netherlands will support to finalize the

final product for the Dutch audience. The photographer/ video maker will share batches of selected images during the course of the

assignment whenever possible. This way, we can monitor if we will get the right materials. All files are to be delivered via Dropbox / WeTransfer to the communication officer in Plan Int.

BGD and Plan Int. Netherlands

Consultants work in this initiative:

To implement this story telling project Plan International Bangladesh will hire following experts/consultant:

One consultant for story writing, One consultant for potential interviewee selection, One editing professional, One director who will lead the team to complete the video work. A photographer, A video maker.

The staff recruited for respective GAA project will coordinate, monitor and support the consultants providing logistic (support such as area, workers, factory manager’s selection etc.) in this story telling activities to make the initiative in line with agreed plan with costing.

Deliverables and Timeline

To conclude, for this assignment the deliverables are:

Videos:

1. Develop the overall concept and storyline of the video documentaries in line with the ToR. 2. Develop the documentary script and storyboard to be used in shooting and production of the

documentaries.3. Total of three Videos of HD quality including the sub-title will be produced on the life stories of

three Female Ready Made Garment Workers. The videos will focus on their empowerment/ leadership in family and in the factories, their career progression and skill development including Job prospects and Gender based violence situation (including the participation in a sexual harassment committee), life struggle, livelihood, working conditions, community involvement etc.

4. The duration of each video will be five minutes. 5. English subtitle will be included in all videos. 6. Interview six selected interviewees and capture 5-10 minutes long footages with the interview

of a man (husband/father/Community leader), two Factory Managers, a Garment Industry Expert (from the Awaj Fd.), one Plan International staff focusing on the advocacy for the Gender


perspective and one from a Trade Union. Consultant will deliver the video interviews with the subtitle. No final post-production will be required for these footages.

7. For the footages it is key to mention the names of the persons that are speaking.8. The videos will be reviewed and approved by Plan International Bangladesh and Plan Int.

Netherlands.

9. The consultant/agency will submit the final output (which is a semifinal output for Plan NL) in HD quality. Plan NL might need to use those versions for re-editing.

10. All the final output of the videos will be delivered in HD quality for the use of big screen, social media, website etc.

11. All files are to be delivered via Dropbox / WeTransfer to the Plan Int. Bangladesh and Plan Int. Netherlands

Photos and Stories:

Stories

1. Eight case stories in English will be developed and delivered on the following theme-

Case stories of young women working in the RMG sector (Three Video Stories) Story of a supportive man (One story) Stories of factory managers (Two stories) A story of an expert: Awaj Foundation giving the general picture of the RMG industry (One story) Story of two civil society working on gender advocacy level (could be the story of Plan staff, and

a partner and/or a trade union leader (two stories)

2. The stories would be appealing, include the direct quotation from all which can be converted to nice human stories through text and photo stories

3. The consultant will submit the written-out interviews (in English) of the above-mentioned stories based on the questionnaire given in the ToR

4. All files are to be delivered via Dropbox / WeTransfer to the Plan Int. Bangladesh and Plan Int. Netherlands.

Photos

1. The consultant will submit a minimum of 100 high quality edited photographs - 15 photos for each of the 5 case stories and 25 photos of the working and home environment of the women garment workers. The photos will include both the portrait and action photos. The people for the photos are the same as those being filmed.

2. The consultant will submit a minimum of 5 high quality edited photographs of each of the other interviewees (husband/a man, 2 factory managers, 1 expert, 1 Plan, 1 Trade union representative).

3. All the photos will be captioned with the name of the photographer, date and location, the name of the persons on the photo

4. All files are to be in a jpeg format delivered via Dropbox / WeTransfer to the Plan Int. Bangladesh and Plan Int. Netherlands.


The timeline for the above-mentioned deliverables will be completed under this story telling assignment within 6 weeks after signing the contract.

1. Preparation of proposalThe proposal will be divided into two parts and should be submitted in two separate folders i.e. technical and financial. The technical part of the proposal should not exceed 10 pages and will contain the following:

The criteria under different themes as mentioned in the TOR, which will be considered to prepare the case stories, pictures and video graph

Detailed planning & timeframe (including dates for submission of first draft, dissemination of findings and submission of final report).

Account of relevant experience of the firm/consultant (please share some examples of your communication products).

CVs of the consultant(s) Copy of valid TIN certificate and bank account detail.

The financial proposal should clearly identify, item wise summary of cost for the assignment with detail breakdown for 5 episodes of stories. Also the proposal should mention unit cost for additional episodes (as a package) in case we need to increase the number of episodes. The budget should not contain income tax as a separate head; it can be blended with the other costs as it will be deducted from the source. However, VAT can be mentioned in the budget as per government regulation. The organization will deduct VAT and Tax at source according to the GoB rules and deposit the said amount to government treasury. The consultant is expected to provide justified budget which is consistent with technical proposal.

2. Submission of proposalThe technical and financial proposals should be submitted electronically to the email address: [email protected] “Story Telling Project” as subject line. Proposal submitted to any other email account except this and in hard copy will be treated as disqualified. Two different folders i.e. technical and financial should be submitted into one zip folder with a covering letter. The proposals should be submitted in pdf format. The last date for submission the proposal is 11th

October 2020.

3. Mode of payment . The payment will be made in three instalments:

Instalments Percentage TimelineFirst instalment 30% Agreement signed

Second instalment 30%After receiving first receive of written out interview text (in English), including the quotes, video and photos

Final instalment 40% After receiving final written out interview text (in English),


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including the quotes, Product/video and photograph

4. Contact personFor any technical issue related to this study please communicate with Plan International Bangladesh, [email protected]

5. Required skills and Experience: At least 5-10 years relevant working experience in developing video documentary, photography,

case story writing, storytelling and publications etc. Working experience with development organization/INGOs (minimum three recent work

references need to submit with proposal) In-depth knowledge and understanding of Ready Made Garment sector, urban poverty,

migration, Gender, diversity, Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG), Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) and workers’ rights issue etc.

Strong social and contextual analytical ability with presentation skill, ddemonstrates commitment to Awaj Foundation’s mission, vision and values.

Excellent video editing skills

6. Selection criteria (Cumulative analysis) When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

a) responsive/compliant/acceptable, andb) Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

* Technical Criteria weight; [70%]* Financial Criteria weight; [30%]

Criteria Weight Max. Point

Criteria A: Technical

5-10 years’ Experience on similar work in Development Sector 25 25%%

Experience on collecting and writing case stories of women RMG workers, management, trade unions on VAWG, economic condition, WEE, VAWG and social norms issues etc.

25 25%

Innovation in thinking in preparing video, photography, excellent editing and Video to influence other.

25 25%


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Criteria B: Financial 30 30%

7. Penalty clauseThe consultant firm is expected to provide services within time frame as well as submit the final product maintaining the quality as mentioned in Deliverable & timeline. If the quality is not maintained as mentioned in the TOR, Plan International Bangladesh will deduct 5% of the total agreement amount. If for any reason, the consultant fails to deliver services within stipulated time, the consultant needs to inform Plan International Bangladesh well ahead of time with valid and acceptable explanation. Failing to this may evoke penalty clause at the rate of 1% for each day of delay.

8. Bindings All texts, Videos, Photos, raw product during editing are to be treated as property of Plan International Bangladesh and restricted for public use. The contracted consultant/consultant firm will submit all original videos, photos, textual documents, materials and data to Plan International Bangladesh, country office.

9. Award of contract The consultant expected to commence the main assignment within one week of signing contract.

10. Global Policy Safeguarding Children and Young People

The consultant/consulting firm shall comply with the Global Policy Safeguarding Children and Young People of Plan International Bangladesh. Any violation /deviation in complying with Plan International’s Global Policy Safeguarding Children and Young People will not only result-in termination of the agreement but also Plan will initiate appropriate action to make good the damages/losses caused due to non-compliance of Plan International’s Global Policy Safeguarding Children and Young People.


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