Greeks strike again against 13-hour work reform
Thousands of Greek workers have once again taken to the streets for the country鈥檚 second general strike this month, protesting against government plans to introduce an optional 13-hour workday.
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Workers protest at CEPZ over alleged police harassment
Several thousand workers of different factories under the Pacific Group at the Chattogram Export Processing Zone staged demonstration on Thursday, alleging harassment by the police in connection with a case filed over vandalising a police vehicle in 2024.
Bangladesh, UNDP advance climate diplomacy
Bangladesh and the United Nations Development Programme on Thursday agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas of skill development, vocational training and climate diplomacy to benefit Bangladeshi expatriate workers and promote sustainable development in the Maldives...
Workers鈥� recognition stressed for democratic reform
The experts and labour leaders said that democratic reconstruction in the country would remain incomplete without recognition of all workers...
Administrator appointed to settle arrears of NASSA Group workers
The government has appointed an administrator on Wednesday to ensure the payment of outstanding wages and dues to the workers and employees of NASSA Group...
Life on Conscience
EARLIER today we arranged a video conference with doctors in Gaza. It was very emotional for all of us on board Conscience. Both for the bravery of the people still providing services, as well as the knowledge of the cruelty they were facing. Dr Hanne Bosselaers on board Conscience broke down as she saw her former colleagues describing the attacks on the hospital...
Five cops hurt in Sylhet transport workers鈥� attack
At least five members of the police were injured in Companiganj upazila town of Sylhet district on Sunday when a group of transport workers attacked them to snatch away a truck seized by the police for not having valid documents.
Trump鈥檚 tech visa fee challenged
A coalition of workers in a variety of fields filed a lawsuit Friday to halt the new $100,000 H-1B visa fee introduced by the Trump administration...
Trump piles pain on Democrats over US government shutdown
Donald Trump signaled Thursday that he plans to follow through on his threat for mass layoffs of US federal workers as he ratcheted pressure on Democrats to back moves to end the government shutdown...
Silent flight of healthcare workers
IN THE crowded wards of Dhaka鈥檚 hospitals, where young doctors juggle endless shifts for little pay, the cracks in Bangladesh鈥檚 healthcare system are becoming impossible to ignore. The problem is not merely about overburdened infrastructure or inadequate facilities; it is about the human resource crisis brewing at the very heart of the system. Doctors and nurses, the...
Govt services for migrant labour must improve
REMITTANCE earnings of migrant workers significantly contribute to the economy. Yet, government services for them remain inadequate and unsatisfactory. In a multi-stakeholder consultation meeting in Dhaka on September 30, civic groups called on the government to improve its labour migration services. The government agencies, mainly the Bureau of Manpower...
PRAN-RFL Group donates to Workers鈥� Welfare Foundation
PRAN-RFL Group, one of the leading industrial conglomerates in the country, has recently donated to the Bangladesh Workers鈥� Welfare Foundation Fund under the Ministry of Labour and Employment...
Child marriage, pregnancy high among RMG workers
Early marriage and adolescent pregnancy remain widespread among the workers in the country鈥檚 readymade garment sector, an ICDDR,B study reveals...
RMG worker stabbed dead in city
A 28-year-old young man was stabbed to death by miscreants in Pallabi area of Dhaka Monday afternoon...
Recognising informal workers is a test of reform
THIS is deplorable that the authorities still tend to see the informal economy as a statistical footnote, even though the sector contributes almost half of the gross domestic product and employs about 85 per cent of the workforce. According to the Labour Force Survey 2024, more than 84 per cent of the country鈥檚 69 million-strong workforce remain trapped outside...
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...
Stranded Malaysia-bound workers block city road
Several hundred Malaysia-bound migrant workers blocked traffic in Dhaka on Sunday morning, demanding that the government immediately ensure their long-delayed departure...
Albania keen to hire Bangladeshi workers for its labour market聽
Albania has expressed a strong interest in recruiting skilled and semi-skilled workers from Bangladesh to meet its expanding labour market needs.聽
Informal workers battle inflation in Bangladesh
In the bustling streets of Dhaka, countless lives teeter on the edge of survival, where each day鈥檚 earnings decide whether families eat or go hungry.
Upholding rights of migrant workers
MIGRANT workers from Bangladesh are the silent heroes of the country鈥檚 economy. Their hard-earned money, sent back home as remittances, is a huge source of foreign currency that helps keep the nation stable and growing. Their hard work builds the...
NASSA Group chair signs power of attorney to sell assets to pay workers鈥� dues
NASSA Group chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder has signed a draft power of attorney to initiate the sale of several properties to pay the workers鈥� dues for the current month.
Trump raises fee for high-tech visa to $100,000
US President Donald Trump is raising dramatically to $100,000 the fee for the visa used extensively by high-tech workers, especially from India, a US official said.
Govt moves on labour export to Japan
The ministry of expatriates鈥� welfare and overseas employment has taken a series of major decisions to expand manpower export to Japan, a market seen as one of the most promising for Bangladeshi workers in the coming years.
ACC to sue 13 recruiters for stealing Tk 1,159cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday approved 13 separate cases against 31 individuals, including the chair, managing directors, and directors of 13 overseas companies, on the charges of embezzling Tk 1,159 crore through a syndicate that overcharged workers bound for Malaysia...
BEPZA to form fund to clear dues of closed factory workers
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is planning to form a fund to ensure payment of wages and benefits to workers of factories that shut down or suspended operations...
Boeing defence workers reject deal to end strike
Boeing workers at its St Louis area defence factories will stay on strike after union members voted Friday to reject a new contract offer from the US aviation giant...
Ivorian workers snub Abidjan to settle in rural west
Abou Fofana spent his student years making the most of the opportunities on offer in Abidjan, Ivory Coast鈥檚 bustling economic capital of six million people...
Garment workers鈥� blockade triggers heavy traffic congestion at Kuril, Expressway
Traffic in the capital鈥檚 Kuril area came to a standstill for more than four hours on Thursday after garment workers blocked the flyover there, demanding payment of arrears and allowances.
Workers halt Rajshahi鈥揇haka bus services for wage hike
Bus services between Rajshahi and Dhaka came to a halt on Sunday night as transport workers stopped their work demanding a rise in their wages, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded...
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...
