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Govt to set up employment dept, says Shakhawat

The interim government of Bangladesh has taken an initiative to establish an employment department to expand job opportunities on the labour market, said labour and employment adviser M Shakhawat Hossain.

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World still had 138m child labourers in 2024: UN

Nearly 138 million children were still working in the world’s fields and factories in 2024, the United Nations said on Wednesday, warning that given the slow pace of progress, eliminating child labour could be delayed by ‘hundreds of years.’...

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Sakhawat holds meeting with US deputy secretary of labour

Labour and employment and shipping adviser M Sakhawat Hussain held a bilateral meeting with the United States deputy secretary of Labour Keith E Sonderling at the side-line of International Labour Conference at the ILO Headquarters in Geneva on Tuesday...

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Bangladesh iterates strong commitment to labour rights

Bangladesh reiterated its commitment to enhancing labour rights, ensuring a safe and decent working environment, and strengthening the implementation of labour laws with the support of the International Labour Organisation’s technical assistance...

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Legal reforms to protect labour rights a must

WORKER rights in Bangladesh continue to remain unprotected as reported in the most recent Global Rights Index of the International Trade Union Confederation. This is disconcerting. In the index made public on June 2, Bangladesh is ranked among the 10 worst countries with a score of 5, suggesting that the country has no guarantee for worker rights. For nine consecutive...

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Confronting labour trafficking

MODERN-DAY slavery remains one of the most shameful stains on our collective humanity. Despite commendable strides in economic and human development, Bangladesh continues to face a grave challenge in the form of labour trafficking. Each year, thousands of Bangladeshi men, women and children are ensnared by false promises, deceptive recruiters...

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Good governance, accountability

After almost a year of suspension of recruitment in the Malaysian labour market, Bangladesh is currently in bilateral discussions to resume the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers. Recently, Malaysia announced that it will resume the process of recruiting workers from the source countries. On May 13, 2025, a delegation led by the adviser of the...

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HC asks EC for BLP registration

The High Court on Thursday ordered the Election Commission to give registration to Bangladesh Labour Party and allocate them an election symbol.

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Tea Labourers Day observed in Moulvibazar

Tea labourers in Moulvibazar on Tuesday observed ‘Tea Labourers Day,’ locally known as ‘Mulluke Cholo’, to commemorate the tragic deaths of hundreds of tea garden workers during a revolt against British colonial rule in 1921.

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ILO country director for inclusive labour reforms

International Labour Organisation country director for Bangladesh, Tuomo Poutiainen, called for inclusive and sustained labour reforms, with particular focus on employment generation, stronger institutions and protections for marginalised communities and undervalued sectors...

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BEPZA, ILO sign deal to harmonise labour laws

The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority and the International Labour Organisation have signed a letter of intent to implement a two-year plan aimed at aligning labour laws in Export Processing Zones with national legislation, ensuring equal labour rights across all industries...

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Reimagining polytech education

BANGLADESH is at a critical juncture where demographic opportunity meets economic necessity. With a median age of just over 27 years and more than two million youth entering the labour market every year, the demand for employable skills has never been greater. Against this backdrop, polytechnic education, the cornerstone of technical and vocational education...

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Lutfey Siddiqi briefs diplomats on labour reform progress

Reviewing the past eight months of progress on labour reforms and outlining the government’s roadmap ahead, special envoy to the chief adviser for international affairs Lutfey Siddiqi on Monday conveyed to the top Western nations’ ambassadors and high commissioners that they had made a ‘dramatic progress’.

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City shops to be registered: labour adviser

The Adviser to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, M Sakhawat Hossain, said that all residential hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, shopping malls, and major market shops in Dhaka must compulsorily complete registration under the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006...

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Workplace safety, Tk 30,000 minimum wage demanded

The country along with the rest of the world observed May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, on Thursday with demands for ensuring worker rights, including right to workplace safety and right to forming and joining trade unions.

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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...

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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’s operations, but rather stem from internal conflicts among workers managed by stevedores...

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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...

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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 — on bicycles, motorcycles or, even, on foot — move swiftly to deliver food, parcels and ride-hailing services. No single company employs them, but they work through digital platforms such as Pathao, Uber, Foodpanda...

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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...

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Nat’l 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 ‘permanent minimum wage commission’ should determine a national minimum wage for workers across all sectors irrespective of government, non-government and...

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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...

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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’ unrest in both RMG and non-RMG sectors ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr...

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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...