MALAYSIA, Oman, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirate are all temporary homes to a large number of foreign workers and many of them are from Bangladesh. And, many of them are eager to get back home to live with the family and acquaintances and contribute to the local development. Some return to the country but many unfortunately...
Ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr, garment workers in Dhaka have issued a set of six demands, including a bonus equivalent to one month鈥檚 wage, as part of a broader call for fair treatment and improved working conditions.
Ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr, to be held at the end of March, garment workers in Dhaka have issued a set of six demands, including a bonus equivalent to one month鈥檚 wage, as part of a broader call for fair treatment and improved working conditions.
Migrant workers are one of the pillars of the economy of Bangladesh, which is one of the world鈥檚 largest sources of migrant labour. Millions of Bangladeshis work in different parts of the world, including the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Europe and America. Their remittances enrich the foreign exchange reserve and pull many families out of..
Nineteen forest workers were allegedly abducted by unidentified miscreants while they were working in a hilly area at Hnila union of Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar Monday morning.
Bangladesh interim government foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday conveyed to Malaysia that Bangladesh looks forward to the roadmap to be given by the Malaysian government regarding the stranded Bangladeshi workers, who were unable to enter Malaysia by May 31, 2024.
Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers鈥� Party, is 鈥榬eady to make a call鈥� to back a new initiative by the Turkish government to end decades of conflict, Turkey鈥檚 pro-Kurd party said Sunday.
In solidarity with Bangladesh Shipping Workers Federation, workers at Baghabari Port in Shahjadpur, have launched an indefinite strike in response to the recent murder of seven people aboard a ship on the River Meghna in Chandpur.
Workers of a readymade garment factory blocked the Chandra-Nabinagar highway in Gazipur on Thursday, demanding payment of their arrear wages for the past two months...
Thousands of workers at Amazon facilities across the United States went on strike Thursday, the Teamsters Union said, halting work at the height of the busy holiday gift-giving season...
Rights campaigners at a meeting with the labour reform commission on Tuesday highlighted the importance of maternity leave for women workers, sufficient day-care facilities for working women and strict measures against sexual harassment...
At least 12 people were injured on Tuesday when transport workers attacked CNG-powered three-wheeler drivers in Rajshahi city, following a feud between the two groups over a prior incident, said police...
Rights activists at a discussion on Sunday demanded that labour sector reforms should take into account migrant workers鈥� rights to protect the foreign exchange earners from vulnerabilities...
The United Kingdom Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that two dozen Bangladeshi and Nepali workers, allegedly subjected to forced labour in Malaysia, could sue Dyson, a British vacuum cleaner manufacturer in London...
The government has announced a long-awaited wage hike for cold storage workers after 12 years, raising the minimum monthly pay to Tk 14,000...
Twenty-five readymade garment factories of the country on Thursday were awarded for their contribution in empowering women workers in the factory, said a press release...
Readymade garment workers have rejected the announcement of 9 per cent annual increase in their wages and workers from at least 25 factories in Ashulia on Wednesday refused to join work demanding a 15 per cent annual increase...
A group of truck workers blocked the road at Dhaka鈥檚 Satrasta intersection in the Tejgaon Industrial Area for over an hour on Tuesday protesting at the reported arrest of Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Drivers Union president Talukder Mohammed Monir...
The annual wage increment for the country鈥檚 readymade garment workers has been raised from 5 per cent to 9 per cent, effective from this month...
Human Rights Watch criticised the treatment of migrant workers on construction projects in Saudi Arabia Wednesday ahead of the expected confirmation of the kingdom鈥檚 hosting of the 2034 World Cup...
The government has brought 15 new industrial sectors under wage regulations with the aim of ensuring minimum wages for thousands of workers engaged in these industries...
Thousands of Volkswagen workers went on strike Monday in an escalating industrial dispute, with unions warning that the crisis-hit German auto giant is intent on making mass layoffs and closing factories...
Workers at German factories for carmaker Volkswagen are to go on strike from today over plans to cut thousands of jobs, union IG Metall said at the weekend...
Workers of a readymade garment factory set fire to three vehicles on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway to protest at the death of a security guard of the organisation in a bus crash, said police on Sunday morning...
Tea garden worker leaders on Saturday threatened to launch a tougher movement if initiatives were not taken immediately to pay their wage arrears and reopen the gardens.
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said three aid workers were killed in an Israeli air strike in the Hamas-run territory on Saturday but the Israeli army said it killed a 鈥榯errorist鈥�...
The leaders of Garment Workers鈥� Trade Union Centre on Friday at a protest rally demanded the implementation of tripartite agreement in garment sector and announcing 15 per cent wage...
The government has asked the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh to include about 10 lakh readymade garments workers in its subsidised food items distribution programme to one crore card holders...
Tea workers from 12 gardens under the National Tea Company in Habiganj, Moulvibazar and Sylhet district have been on strike for over a month, demanding three months鈥� unpaid wages and rations...
The visiting United States鈥� delegation led by the special representative for international labour affairs at the US Department of State, Kelly M Fay Rodriguez, on Monday expressed concerns over unfair labour practices, complex trade union registration processes and legal actions against garment workers and labour leaders involved in labour movements...