Govt replaces wage board representatives
The government has appointed three new permanent members from owners, workers and independent people to the minimum wage board, replacing the previous ones, according to labour ministry officials...
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Industrial wage board seeks execution role
The minimum wage board has called for reforms in the Bangladesh labour act and labour rules, seeking a mandate to act as the implementation authority for wages it announced for the industrial sector workers...
Govt should implement tannery worker鈥檚 minimum wage early
THE relocation of tanneries from Hazaribagh to Dhaka鈥檚 outskirts of Savar had been in discussions until the relocation was somewhat complete a few years ago, with some prickly issues such as pollution still rearing the head. The relocation project began in 2003 on a High Court order of 2001 to save the moribund River Buriganga. The tannery units...
Gazette on minimum wage for tannery workers demanded
Speakers at a discussion in Dhaka on Tuesday emphasised the executing recommended minimum wages for the tannery sector soon.
Unviable treatment plants turn albatross around DWASA鈥檚 neck
THE Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, which has continued to incur losses despite increases in water tariff for 15 times since 2009, when the Awami League assumed office to continue for consecutive tenures before its overthrow on August 5, and has struggled to improve the quality of supply water, has now run into a new problem. Two projects...
Garment Sramik Samhati demands wage increase of garment workers
Politicians, academics, garment labour leaders and professionals on Friday at a national conference in Dhaka called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to resolve...
Tea workers issue 48-hour ultimatum for dues
The workers of 18 tea gardens under National Tea Company Ltd in Sylhet have threatened to go on strike from Wednesday if their due wages are not cleared by Tuesday...
Labour rights campaigners for transparency, regularity
Labour leaders and rights advocates on Sunday called for the establishment of a national minimum wage, a democratic process for selecting wage board representatives, and regular review of minimum wages based on comprehensive assessments to ensure a dignified standard of living for workers...
Media workers demand immediate implementation of 9th wage board
The immediate implementation of the 9th wage board award for the newspaper and news agency journalists and employees has been demanded.
Highways blocked as聽RMG unrest continues
The situation in the Ashulia and Gazipur industrial zones on Tuesday improved on the whole even though workers blocked two highways, demanding payment of their wages and...
Bangladesh鈥檚 labour force deprived of fair wages: Debapriya
Economist Debapriya Bhattacharya on Monday said that the country鈥檚 labour class did not get their just share of wages over a timeframe of the last one decade and more...
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...
Minimum wages for non-RMG export sector workers poor
Workers in different export sectors except readymade garments in the country earn minimum wages ranging from Tk聽6,700 to Tk聽8,050, a level that labour rights advocates deem inadequate and insufficient to meet basic living costs...
VW must solve most of its problems alone: German minister
Germany wants to support Volkswagen and help it avoid factory closures but the ailing car giant will have to fix most of its problems itself, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Friday.
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...
Trial of killers of garment workers demanded
The mass inquiry committee on killing of garment workers in 2023 on Saturday demanded trials of killers of garment workers during the movement of wage increase and demanded adequate compensations for the affected families...
Tea workers鈥� strike continues
The state-owned National Tea Company Ltd workers in Moulvibazar continued to observe strike and hold demonstrations pressing for payment of wages...
Volkswagen considering factory closure in Germany
German automotive giant Volkswagen said Monday it could close production sites in Germany, as the auto industry struggles to manage rising costs...
Cement sector comes under wage board, Tk 12,000 as minimum wage proposed
The minimum wage board has finalised its recommendations, setting Tk聽12,000 as gross monthly minimum pay for the country鈥檚 cement industry workers with a provision of 5 per cent yearly increment...
Volkswagen profit dips on slowing Chinese demand
German automaker Volkswagen pledged Thursday to focus on cutting costs following a drop in second-quarter profits as the group grappled with lower demand in China and restructuring expenses...
Death of migrant workers must be investigated
THE plights of exploited migrant workers have fallen on deaf ears of successive governments as the number of death in destination countries continues to increase. The Wage Earners and Welfare Board says that at least 4,261 Bangladeshis died abroad in July 2023鈥揓une 2024. Official statistics also report a staggering 41,053 death in 2002鈥�2021...
Minimum wage proposed for ayurvedic industry workers at Tk聽11,000
The wages for workers and employees in the ayurvedic industry 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11,000 for the sector鈥檚 workers...
SC to hear NOAB's arguments on 9th wage board Monday
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hear arguments from the Newspapers Owners Association of Bangladesh on a leave to appeal petition regarding the High Court judgment on the income tax of journalists and employees working in newspapers....
Some Gazans drinking sewage water: WHO
Some Gazans are now reduced to drinking sewage water and eating animal feed, the WHO鈥檚 regional chief said on Tuesday, pleading for increased aid access immediately to the besieged territory...
Responsible purchasing practices imperative to support worker rights, living wage: report
Implementing responsible purchasing practices by the fashion companies is imperative to support worker rights and ensure fair compensation, including living wages for all, according to a report released by Global Fashion Agenda...
CPD for Tk聽22,776 as minimum wage for tannery workers
The Centre for Policy Dialogue on Saturday recommended that the tannery industry workers should get at least Tk 22,776 as minimum wage amid high inflation in the...
Workers demand minimum wage for all, workplace safety
International Workers鈥� Day, widely known as May Day, was observed across Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world on Wednesday, pressing workers鈥� demands, including announcement of minimum wages for workers in all sectors, workplace safety, and six-month maternity leave for women...
Govt must set up minimum wage commission to honour labour
THE absence of a minimum wage commission has for years left more than 85 per cent of the workers and employees, who work in informal sectors, to face wage discrimination and deprivation. The government鈥檚 sector-wise minimum wage boards for...
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote to unionise
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee voted decisively to become a union shop, according to election results released Friday, marking the first victory for...
Wages remain unpaid in 51pc factories
More than 51 percent, or 4849 factories, including textile and garment units across the country, except those in the Dhaka Metropolitan area, have yet to pay monthly wages for the month of March...