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...
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...
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...
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...