Bangladesh to align revised labour law
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...
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Inclusive definition of 鈥榳orker鈥� matters
IT HAS been more than two months since the Labour Reform Commission released its report, outlining the reformation of labour law in Bangladesh. Although the reform proposals have not yet been enacted into statutory law, the commission鈥檚 report offers insight into the changes that should be made to the existing legal framework...
Labour law to be amended by Nov: Sakhawat
Bangladesh will amend its labour law by November, introducing tougher penalties for child labour, said labour and employment adviser Brigadier General (retired) M Sakhawat Hossain on Wednesday...
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...
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...
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...
Reform should attend to class bias in justice delivery system
THIS is unfortunate that 12 years after the Tazreen Fashions fire that left at least 119 workers dead and 176 more workers injured on November 24, 2012, the victims and affected families are still denied justice. After the fire, the media reported violations of labour law, including the storage of flammable substances on factory premises, a lack of fire exits...
Enforcement mechanism for labour law needed
THERE is an urgent need to set standards for labour practices across sectors, as experts at a discussion that the Solidarity Centre and the Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies organised in Dhaka on October 5, as the labour law and related regulations fail to universally protect workers. The discussants have also highlighted the loopholes in the labour law...
Domestic workers鈥� recognition as labour demanded
The National Forum of Domestic Workers was launched at an event at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh in Dhaka on Monday, calling for their inclusion in labour laws and official recognition as labours...
SC to hear Yunus appeal against money laundering trial today
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal of the interim government鈥檚 chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and six of his former Grameen Telecom colleagues today...
475 workers die in workplace accidents in Bangladesh in Jan-Jun, 2024
At least 475 workers were killed in 420 workplace accidents across Bangladesh in the first half (January-June) of 2024, according to a Safety and Rights Society survey report...
Yunus鈥檚 bail extended until May 23聽
The Labour Appellate Tribunal in Dhaka on Tuesday extended until May 23 the tenure of the bail for Nobel laureate professor Muhammad Yunus and his three Grameen Telecom colleagues who are all facing...