RCC workers demand wage hike
Temporary and daily wage workers of Rajshahi City Corporation staged demonstrations on Wednesday demanding a raise in their wages...
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Workers have waited long enough
WHEN the July Uprising swept across Bangladesh, it was the workers, the invisible pillars of the nation鈥檚 economy, who paid the highest price. They marched for justice, raised their voices for dignity and faced tear gas and bullets in the hope of change...
Japan informs Yunus about hiring 1 lakh workers
A delegation from Japan鈥檚 national business support combined cooperatives met with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to inform about the progress on the recruitment of 100,000 skilled Bangladeshi workers in Japan...
13pc of RMG workers await full benefit
Around 13 per cent of surveyed garment workers in Bangladesh have yet to receive the full wage increase under the country鈥檚 most recently revised minimum wage structure, with some receiving only partial hikes and others none at all, according to a recent study...
Drop controversial advisers: RWPB
The Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh, a member of the Gatantra Mancha, on Friday urged the interim government for dropping the controversial advisers from the government and holding the next general elections in February under this government.
Parties urged to commit to workers鈥� safety
Experts called for political commitment to ensure workplace safety, emphasising its inclusion in party manifestos for the upcoming national election...
Labour leader Shah Atiul remembered
Politicians and labour leaders on Wednesday said that labour leader Shah Atiul Islam worked for establishing rights of the workers...
8.23 lakh workers went abroad since Jan
Bangladesh has sent 822,902 workers abroad with employments in the past nine months, nearly two thirds of them to Saudi Arabia, officials said on Sunday...
Workers stage demo for reopening of 8 CEPZ factories
Workers of the Pacific Jeans Group staged demonstrations in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone on Saturday, demanding the reopening of eight factories of the group that had been declared closed indefinitely by the authorities.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
