22,000 cases pending with labour courts
The wait for justice for hundreds of workers is getting ever longer, as the labour courts and the labour appellate tribunal are struggling to deal with a backlog of around 22,000 cases...
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Labour rights still far cry
The labour sector needs comprehensive reforms to ensure worker rights and welfare. The interim government has, however, received recommendations from the labour reforms commission...
Mongla port blames stevedore worker feud for labour unrest
The Mongla Port Authority clarified that recent reports circulating on social media regarding attacks on labour leaders were not reflective of the port鈥檚 operations, but rather stem from internal conflicts among workers managed by stevedores...
Experts for bringing informal labour sector under regulations
Experts and sector people on Monday suggested that the informal labour sector should be brought under stronger governmental regulations...
Informality trap
THE employment landscape of Bangladesh is highly concentrated towards the informal sector, accounting for 84.07 per cent of total employment, according to the Labour Force Survey (2023). The survey figured that informality is prevalent at a higher rate among women, with 95.7 per cent engaged in informal jobs and only 4.3 per cent in formal roles. Again, an...
Why labour laws ignore gig workers
In the bustling alleys of Dhaka, the winding roads of Chattogram and the fast-urbanising zones of Rajshahi and Sylhet, thousands of young workers 鈥� on bicycles, motorcycles or, even, on foot 鈥� move swiftly to deliver food, parcels and ride-hailing services. No single company employs them, but they work through digital platforms such as聽Pathao, Uber, Foodpanda...
BAIRA demands removing barrier to labour markets
General members of the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) formed a human chain in front of the Probashi Kalyan Bhaban in Eskaton Garden on Thursday, demanding the reopening of labour markets including Malaysia...
ILO delegation meets Rizwana to discuss 鈥榡ust transition鈥�
A delegation, led by country director of the International Labour Organisation, Tuomo Poutiainen, met environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan at the secretariat in Dhaka on Monday...
Nat鈥檒 minimum wage for all workers in Bangladesh suggested
The Labour Reform Commission in its final report to the interim government on Monday recommended that a 鈥榩ermanent minimum wage commission鈥� should determine a national minimum wage for workers across all sectors irrespective of government, non-government and...
Wage, festival allowance of Style Graft workers demanded
Garment labour leaders at a protest rally in Dhaka on Friday demanded the wages and the festival allowance of workers of Style Graft Garment in Gazipur by March 23.
Workers to get all payment by Ramadan 20
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has instructed the factory authorities to pay all outstanding wages, bonuses, and dues to workers by the 20th of Ramadan...
Helpline launched to address labour issues
The ministry of labour and employment in collaboration with the department of inspection for factories and establishments has set up a control room to closely monitor labour conditions and address workers鈥� unrest in both RMG and non-RMG sectors ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr...
Workers of nine closed Beximco units get arrears
According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, arrears of laid-off workers of 9 out of 14 closed factories of the Beximco Industrial Park have been cleared as of Monday...
Female labour migration from Bangladesh continues to drop
Female migration from Bangladesh to other countries continued to decrease significantly mainly due to the lack of workers鈥� language barriers, skills and safety issues...
BEPZA to launch employment injury scheme
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is going to introduce a project named 鈥楨mployment Injury Scheme鈥� in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation to provide aid to the garment sector workers of Export Processing Zones, said a press release...
SKOP leaders demand implementation of their demands
Leaders of Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad, a combine of 16 labour rights bodies, on Tuesday handed over a memorandum to the labour adviser of the interim government at the Bangladesh Secretariat for implementation of their nine-point demand...
BSCPLC deposits Tk 1.06cr to BLWF fund
Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC on Wednesday deposited Tk 1.06 crore to Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation聽fund from its profits of the 2023-24 financial year under Section 238 of Labour Act, 2006, said a press release...
Reduce minimum premium on Surokkha Scheme: BILS
Findings of a research has recommended for聽reducing the minimum premium on 鈥楽urokkha Scheme鈥� and thus ensuring mandatory聽participation of organisations and owners in the scheme to have better聽outcomes...
Cheap labour, costly future
A CHILDHOOD spent in school, playing with friends, and dreaming of the future鈥攖his should be the reality for every child. Yet, for millions in Bangladesh, childhood is defined by long hours of exhausting labour, meagre wages, and...
RMG must evolve beyond cheap labour
THE ready-made garments sector has been the backbone of Bangladesh鈥檚 economy for decades, transforming the country into a global hub for apparel manufacturing. From its humble beginnings in the late 1970s, the industry has grown to become the second-largest apparel exporter in the world, contributing over 80 per cent of Bangladesh鈥檚 total exports and...
Uniform democratic labour law, equal wages demanded
Khubdho Naree Shomaj on Monday demanded a uniform democratic labour law and equal, dignified wages for men and women at a rally in Shahbag of Dhaka...
600 arrested for working illegally in UK
UK immigration enforcement teams made over 600 arrests in January, a 73 per cent increase on the same period a year ago, as part of the new Labour government鈥檚 plan to tackle undocumented migration and people smuggling gangs, officials said on Monday...
Current business policy discourages investment, industrial growth: Hatem
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Mohammad Hatem urged the interim government to implement policies discussing with business people and other stakeholders to attract more investment, grow industries, and generate more employment...
Bangladesh to upgrade labour laws to ILO standards: Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said that the interim government is committed to implementing important labour reforms to take the country鈥檚 labour laws to ILO standards...
Labour migration from Bangladesh to Croatia at risk
Labour migration from Bangladesh to Croatia is at risk since the authorities of the Balkan country is planning to suspend the issuance of new visas or work permits for Bangladeshis over allegations of using the country as a transit area for other destinations in Europe...
NATIONAL MINORITIES: Constitutional recognition for pluralistic society
INDIGENOUS peoples are identified in international forums, including the United Nations, as first nations, hunter-gatherers, or hill tribes. These peoples usually live in mountainous or rural areas somewhat isolated from the mainland, which reflects the distinctive characteristics of their social, cultural, and economic lifestyles. They often follow a socioeconomic...
Domestic workers鈥� lives matter
THE recent revelation of the torture inflicted on a 13-year-old domestic worker in the Bashundhara residential area of Dhaka has reignited the discussion surrounding the plight of domestic workers. The young girl, subjected to relentless physical and mental abuse by her employer, endured unimaginable cruelty, including being burnt with a hair straightener...
Bhorer Kagoj office closed amid protest for wages
The authorities of the Bangla daily Bhorer Kagoj on Monday announced the closure of its head office at Malibagh in Dhaka amid the protests of its journalists and employees demanding wages and arrear...
US bans imports from dozens of Chinese firms
The US Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday that it was adding 37 entities to the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act entity list, bringing its total to nearly 150...
Labour sector in bad shape, needs reform: experts
Labour sector experts at a dialogue on Sunday said that Bangladesh鈥檚 labour sector was in a bad shape and it needed reforms...