Leaders of the country鈥檚 readymade garment sector have expressed deep concern over certain provisions in the newly approved Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, particularly those related to trade union formation, calling them 鈥榠mbalanced and impractical.鈥�...
THE global discourse, as highlighted by the International Labour Organisation, has rightly recognised the 鈥榗are economy鈥� as a vital pillar for the future of decent work. This economy, spanning both paid and unpaid labour, from a nurse in a hospital ward to a family member tending to an elder, is facing a worldwide crisis of recognition, resources and rights. For...
Labour leaders on Friday demanded that the government should fully implement the Labour Reform Commission鈥檚 recommendations to ensure rights of drivers of all light vehicles, including privately-owned ones.
The Council of advisers on Thursday approved the draft of the Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 expanding the Act鈥檚 scope to include non-profit institutions and extending protections to more workers...
Politicians and labour leaders on Wednesday said that labour leader Shah Atiul Islam worked for establishing rights of the workers...
Since the interim government on Wednesday ratified three conventions of the International Labour Organisation, chief adviser Muhammad Yunus described the day as memorable one in the history of realising the rights of working people in Bangladesh...
Newly-appointed country director of the International Labour Organization in Bangladesh Max Tu帽贸n Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to working closely with the government and social partners to advance decent work, social justice, and sustainable investment opportunities in the country...
Labour rights experts and trade union leaders on Tuesday urged the government to ensure freedom of association and compliance with international labour standards in the ongoing reform of the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006.
Politicians, labour leaders and professionals on Wednesday at a condolence meeting in Dhaka said that garment labour leader Bahrine Sultan Bahar worked for establishing rights of labourers, especially the garment workers of the country...
The IndustriALL Bangladesh Council has proposed new requirements for forming trade unions at factories in the upcoming amendment to the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006...
REMITTANCE earnings of migrant workers significantly contribute to the economy. Yet, government services for them remain inadequate and unsatisfactory. In a multi-stakeholder consultation meeting in Dhaka on September 30, civic groups called on the government to improve its labour migration services. The government agencies, mainly the Bureau of Manpower...
Rights activists on Tuesday urged stronger collaboration among the government agencies involved in labour migration and service delivery in destination countries...
A staggering 9 out of 10 children aged between 1 and 14 in Bangladesh experience physical punishment or mental abuse, often at the hands of their parents, teachers, or guardians, according to a report presented at a national seminar in Dhaka, says a press release.
Britain鈥檚 interior minister proposed tough new rules on Monday for migrants seeking to settle in the UK, as the ruling Labour party sought to bolster its fight against the hard right at its annual conference...
THIS is deplorable that the authorities still tend to see the informal economy as a statistical footnote, even though the sector contributes almost half of the gross domestic product and employs about 85 per cent of the workforce. According to the Labour Force Survey 2024, more than 84 per cent of the country鈥檚 69 million-strong workforce remain trapped outside...
Labour rights experts and labour leaders urged the government to formally recognise the country鈥檚 vast informal workforce in the upcoming amendment of the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006...
Britain鈥檚 ruling Labour party gathered for its annual meeting on Sunday, with prime minister Keir Starmer battling to convince nervous lawmakers that he can lead the 鈥榝ight of our lives鈥� against the insurgent hard-right.
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Thursday underscored the critical role of labour reforms in attracting large-scale foreign direct investment to Bangladesh.聽
The International Labour Organisation has reported that the richest 1 per cent people of the world now control 20 per cent of the global income and 38 per cent of the total wealth, holding nearly 2.5 times the income and more than 20 times the wealth of the...
Trade union leaders and labour rights activists on Monday urged the government to ensure labour rights and protection for informal sector workers, who make up the majority of Bangladesh鈥檚 workforce but remain outside the scope of the labour law...
MIGRANT Bangladeshi workers overseas are often reported to have run into problems, mostly because of offences such as overstaying visas, lacking valid documents and misusing permits. In the latest such incident, Malaysian immigration authorities, as 抖阴精品 reported on September 4, quoting the Malaysian national news agency Bernama, detained 770 migrant workers in...
The proposed amendments to the Bangladesh Labour Act, allowing at least 20 workers to form a trade union at a factory, reignited debate between workers and factory management...
Employers from various sectors of the country have expressed displeasure regarding several proposed amendments to Bangladesh鈥檚 labour act.
IN 2013, the tragic Rana Plaza incident shook the whole country, killing thousands of workers. The tragedy turned the lives of thousands of families upside down. Structural cracks in the building were discovered the day before the incident, but factory owners made their workers come for work. Section 61 of the Labour Act, 2006, instructs that when a building is required...
Labour migration from Bangladesh to Russia 鈥� a destination traditionally untapped by Bangladeshi workers and authorities 鈥� has sharply gone up in recent years, despite the continued Russia鈥揢kraine war...
IN CERTAIN corners of the Republic perhaps there are some curious institutions that pride themselves on their monastic devotion to austerity, where intellectual labour is performed not in cloistered stillness but in communal chambers reminiscent of well-behaved boarding houses, their perpetual murmur interrupted only by the occasional sigh of a scholar negotiating...
Shun Shing Group, a Hong Kong-based multinational company and parent of Seven Rings Cement, has recently donated Tk 1,15,53,203 to Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation from its Workers鈥� Profit Participation Fund and Welfare Fund, said a press release...
THE heads of five commissions on tasked with making recommendations for reforms in labour rights, women鈥檚 affairs, public health, local government and the media, set up on November 18, 2024, on August 3 urged the chief adviser to the interim government to take steps for the implementation of the recommendations of the commission and secure commitment from the...
Bangladesh would revise Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 to align with international standards as part of efforts to eliminate child labour, said Labour and Employment Secretary AHM Shafiquzzaman on Monday...
Labour and employment secretary AHM Shafiquzzaman on Thursday laid emphasize on harnessing the immense potential of Bangladesh鈥檚 tannery sector to significantly contribute to the national economy.
