Govt plans pension for apparel workers: Asif Mahmud
Labour and employment adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan on Wednesday said that the government was planning to introduce a pension scheme for workers in the readymade garment sector...
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Sale of essentials at fair prices for RMG workers begins
The government has initiated sale of essential goods at affordable prices for readymade garment workers through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh.
Inflation, low job harm worker welfare: WB
High inflation and reduced employment have worsened family welfare, with industry and service sector workers hit hardest, the World Bank said in its latest Bangladesh Development Update...
Bank accounts of Menon, Momtaz frozen
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Monday froze bank accounts of Bangladesh Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon and folk singer and former Awami League lawmaker Momtaz Begum...
RMG workers鈥� stage demo demanding arrear in Dhaka鈥檚 Mirpur
Traffic movement between Mirpur-14 to Kachukhet in Dhaka resumed around one hour after workers of a readymade garment withdrew their blockade demanding arrears on Monday morning...
RMG factories fire workers amid unrest
A number of readymade garment units in Ashulia, Savar and Gazipur have terminated many of their workers amid ongoing labour unrest in the Dhaka and Gazipur industrial belts, demanding...
Blast kills two Chinese workers in Karachi
A massive blast that targeted a convoy of Chinese workers in Pakistan鈥檚 largest city killed two nationals, Beijing鈥檚 embassy said Monday, in an attack claimed by a separatist group.
Mathiura tea garden workers rally for payment of arrears
The tea workers of Mathiura Tea Garden of Rajnagar in Moulvibazar on Saturday held a rally demanding the payment of arrears of wages.
Formulation of inclusive labour law demanded
Labour rights experts at a discussion on Saturday proposed an amendment of the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 to make it inclusive for the protection of the the rights of workers...
Bangladesh: yesterday and tomorrow
BANGLADESH became an independent nation-state in 1971. In its 53 years of Journey, Bangladesh has many success stories to tell, from being considered a bottomless basket to an emerging economy. Globalisation brought enormous opportunities for Bangladesh. Our economic successes have been pivoted on two footsolders: 4.22 million garment...
US dockworkers to go back to work after tentative deal
US dockworkers will return to work after a three-day strike at East and Gulf Coast ports after the union and port operators reached a tentative deal on pay and extended the...
Malaysian PM pledges new entry of 18,000 migrant workers from Bangladesh
Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim after a bilateral meeting in Dhaka on Friday announced that they had agreed to consider issuing 18,000 work visas for those Bangladeshis who...
Yunus for steps to meet demands of RMG workers
The chief advisor, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Thursday asked the advisory council and authorities concerned to take steps to address the demands of the agitating...
Mission in Lebanon should employ all means to help migrants
ISRAEL鈥橲 invasion of southern Lebanon, reportedly targeting Hezbollah which has a significant presence in both the Lebanese parliament and the government, has left about 1,000 civilians dead. And, Israel鈥檚 attacks have forced a good number of Bangladeshis who work as migrant workers mostly in apparel factories, hotels, hospitals and households...
US dockworkers launch mass strike month before election
Tens of thousands of workers at major ports on the US East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday in action that could drag on the world鈥檚 largest聽economy聽just ahead of the November presidential election...
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...
Tea workers demand daily wage of Tk 500
Tea workers on Sunday held a protest rally at Srimangal in Moulvibazar pressing for their four-point demand, including daily wage of Tk 500.
US ports brace for potential dockworkers strike
Tens of thousands of US dockworkers plan to strike next week if there is no breakthrough on contract talks, just a month before November鈥檚 closely contested presidential election...
Yunus mentions nothing specific on national election in UNGA: RWPB
The Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh on Saturday criticised the speech delivered by Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the...
VIP services for returnee migrants at airports: Asif Nazrul
To stop harassment of migrant workers at the airports on their return the government would ensure VIP services for them within a time period between two weeks and one month, said expatriates鈥� welfare and overseas employment adviser Asif Nazrul on Tuesday...
RMG owners accept most demands of workers
In the face of continued workers鈥� protests, garment industry owners on Tuesday agreed to meet almost all their demands, including an increase in attendance bonuses, and...
National wage commission is a timely demand
SUCCESSIVE governments have been generally negligent in ensuring minimum wage and labour rights for workers in export-oriented industries. The apparel workers got some policy attention, and their minimum wage was increased from Tk 8,000 to Tk 12,100 in 2023, but the increase is extremely inadequate considering the unprecedented food inflation in the...
Bangladesh politicians Inu, Menon, Ex-IGP Mamun shown arrested in 2 cases
Bangladesh politicians Hasanul Haq Inu, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-Jasod president and former information minister, Rashed Khan Menon, Workers Party of Bangladesh president and former tourism minister, and former IGP Abdullah Al Mamun were shown arrested in two murder cases on Sunday.
Remittance from KSA halves in 3 years: BB
Remittance inflow from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has halved in three years despite the country being largest overseas labour market for Bangladeshi workers...
Tk 14,000 proposed as minimum wage for cold storage workers
The wages for workers in the cold storage sector are set to increase 12 years after the last revision, with the minimum wage board finalising a draft proposal recommending a minimum monthly pay of Tk聽14,000 for the sector鈥檚 workers...
Trade Union Platform for Migrant Workers starts operation
Trade Union Platform for Migrant Workers, a trade union for migrant workers, began its operation in Bangladesh on Wednesday.
Boeing not taking strike talks seriously, union says
The union for striking Boeing workers said Tuesday the aviation giant was not 鈥榯aking mediation seriously,鈥� after some 33,000 US employees walked out last week over a contract dispute, effectively shutting down two Seattle-area plants...
Amazon orders workers back to office full-time
Amazon is telling its thousands of corporate workers to return to the office five days a week, the company鈥檚 CEO Andy Jassy said in a staff memo on Monday...
Menon placed on 3-day fresh remand
The president of Workers Party of Bangladesh and former civil aviation and tourism minister, Rashed Khan Menon, has been placed on a three-day remand for attacking Mirza Abbas, national standing committee member of BNP, during an election campaign in Shegun Bagicha, Dhaka area on December 15, 2018.
Tea workers demand wage of Tk 500 a day
The tea workers on Sunday at separate protest rallies in Moulvibazar demanded the cancellation of the new gazette and the minimum daily wage of a worker Tk 500.