Putting Food on the Table at Work: Worker Nutrition in Bangladesh and Opportunities for Integration into Occupational Safety and Health

By:
Mila Petrova; Christina Nyhus Dhillon; Stella Nordhagen; Naila Yaumima Rahma; Ahmad Ibn Salim; GM Reza Sumon; Bärbel Weiligmann; Kris Woltering
Date:
2026

This GAIN Working Paper (No. 64) examines how workplace nutrition programmes in Bangladesh can improve worker health, productivity, and food system outcomes. It highlights the role of employers and the National Workforce Nutrition Alliance in scaling initiatives, while noting challenges in embedding nutrition within occupational safety and health policies. The study provides lessons for leveraging workplaces as key entry points for nutrition interventions and food system transformation.