Intern doctors at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital continued their work abstention for the second consecutive day on Monday, demanding workplace safety and justice for victims injured in an attack allegedly carried out by a group of protesters on medical staff at the hospital on Sunday...
THE death of three workers at an abandoned building in Netrakona is yet another reminder that the government needs to take urgent steps to protect labour rights in the informal sector. The deceased were involved in the demolition work of the Agricultural Development Corporation鈥檚 irrigation office. They died as the roof fell on them. As it has always been the case, the...
WORKERS continuing to die or face brutality while trying to earn a living is symptomatic of a systemic failure to properly uphold labour rights. In the first half of 2025, at least 422 workers died in 373 workplace-related incidents, as the Safety and Rights Society says. Traffic accidents caused 267 of the death, with the transport sector alone accounting for 207 fatalities. Many of...
At least 422 workers lost their lives in 373 workplace accidents in the country between January and June this year, according to a report revealed by the Safety and Rights Society on Monday...
Bangladesh Garment Sramik Samhati president Taslima Akhter said that workers across different sectors of the country need a standard working environment free from all fears...
THE absence of effective mechanisms to contain workplace accidents and consequent death and injuries is deplorable. When hardly there goes a day when workplace accidents do not leave workers dead, the authorities appear nonchalant towards the issue, a reason Bangladesh is considered one of the worst countries in terms of...
At least 758 workers were killed in 639 accidents across the country in 2024, reported Safety and Rights Society on Tuesday.
MetLife has been named among Fortune World鈥檚 鈥�25 Best Workplaces for 2024,鈥� said a press release...
SO AS to secure living, we usually work and dedicate at least one-third of 24 hours or more at the workplace. For instance, a person with a 35-year-long career has spent about a decade in the workplace dealing with colleagues, clients and other stakeholders. Since it has been entangled with us, its impact on every sphere of our lives is undeniable...
Amina Sohail veers through heavy traffic to pick up her next passenger 鈥� the sight of a woman riding a motorcycle drawing stares in Pakistan鈥檚 megacity of Karachi...
AN INCREASE in workplace death by 22 per cent in the first half of 2024 from the 2023 corresponding period points to a continued criminal negligence on part of the authorities in ensuring workplace safety and labour rights. A Safety and Rights Society report, made public on July 1, says that at least 475 workers died and many became injured...
At least 475 workers were killed in 420 workplace accidents across Bangladesh in the first half (January-June) of 2024, according to a Safety and Rights Society survey report...
US lawmakers attacked the head of a top financial regulator for a second consecutive day on Thursday over accusations his agency failed to deal with workplace misconduct, including reports of discrimination and sexual harassment.聽..
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...