Experts for recognition of informal sector workers
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...
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Rights, protection for informal sector workers demanded
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...
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...
Labourer sector reform: Informal workers seek recognition聽
The informal sector labourers, accounting for an overwhelming 85 per cent of the country鈥檚 labour force, keep their hopes high that the interim government would fulfil their...
