Two cases filed against 1,100 RMG workers
The police on Friday filed two cases with Vasantek and Kafrul police stations in Dhaka against 1,100 unnamed readymade garment workers for setting fire to an army jeep and a police van...
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JP cancels pre-scheduled programme amid growing tension, ban
Jatiya Party on Friday night cancelled its today鈥檚 pre-scheduled programme for protest rally and procession in the capital鈥檚 Kakrail following a police ban on the venue amid growing tension...
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...
Two RMG workers sustain bullet injuries during protest in Mirpur
At least two readymade garment workers were sustained bullet injuries as law enforcers opened fire on protesters at Mirpur 14...
Army, police vehicles torched during RMG workers鈥� protest in Mirpur
A police van and an army jeep were set on fire during clashes between readymade garment workers and members of law enforcement agencies during RMG workers鈥� demonstration in the capital鈥檚...
Rajshahi-C鈥檔awabganj bus service suspended
The inter-district bus communication between Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj was suspended on Monday after Rajshahi transport workers enforced a strike in the morning protesting against the attack on their fellows...
Career prospects of female RMG workers facing hurdles: experts
Experts and labour rights campaigners on Monday said that the long-term career prospects for female workers in Bangladesh鈥檚 garment industry had been getting hindered by challenges such as traditional gender norms, burden of unpaid care work, inadequate gender-friendly working conditions in some factories and limited job security along with age barriers...
RMG worker injured in Ashulia clash dies at DMCH
A female readymade garment worker who sustained injuries during a clash between security forces and workers over arrears died on Sunday while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital...
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...
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.
OECD launches guidelines on living wage due diligence
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, has developed a handbook to guide companies in applying the OECD due diligence framework to support living incomes and living wages in global supply chains...
Tea workers on strike for 4th straight day
The tea workers of state-owned National Tea Company went on a strike demanding arrears of six weeks鈥� wages.
Tea workers begin strike demanding arrears in Sylhet
Workers under National Tea Company Ltd in Sylhet, including those from Lakkatura tea garden, have begun an indefinite strike demanding their overdue wages.
RMG workers block highway for 30 hours
Several hundred workers of a readymade garment factory blocked the busy Dhaka-Tangail Highway at Trimore in Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, for over 30 hours demanding arrears.
Stellantis workers march in Italy over production slump
Thousands of Stellantis workers went on strike Friday and protested in Rome over temporary layoffs and production stoppages by the maker of Fiat and Jeep in Italy.
Apparel workers block highway in Ashulia causing traffic jam
Garment factory workers once again staged a protest by blocking the Nabinagar-Chandra Highway in Ashulia on Thursday morning, causing serious traffic congestion over a 3-kilometre stretch of the busy road.
Workers block highway for wage hike in Munshiganj
Workers of JMI Industrial Park on Wednesday blocked the Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Gazaria in Munshiganj for about three and a half hours demanding...
Govt plans pension for apparel workers: Asif Mahmud
Labour and employment adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan on Wednesday said that the government was planning to introduce a pension scheme for workers in the readymade garment sector...
Sale of essentials at fair prices for RMG workers begins
The government has initiated sale of essential goods at affordable prices for readymade garment workers through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh.
Inflation, low job harm worker welfare: WB
High inflation and reduced employment have worsened family welfare, with industry and service sector workers hit hardest, the World Bank said in its latest Bangladesh Development Update...
Bank accounts of Menon, Momtaz frozen
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Monday froze bank accounts of Bangladesh Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon and folk singer and former Awami League lawmaker Momtaz Begum...
RMG workers鈥� stage demo demanding arrear in Dhaka鈥檚 Mirpur
Traffic movement between Mirpur-14 to Kachukhet in Dhaka resumed around one hour after workers of a readymade garment withdrew their blockade demanding arrears on Monday morning...
RMG factories fire workers amid unrest
A number of readymade garment units in Ashulia, Savar and Gazipur have terminated many of their workers amid ongoing labour unrest in the Dhaka and Gazipur industrial belts, demanding...
Blast kills two Chinese workers in Karachi
A massive blast that targeted a convoy of Chinese workers in Pakistan鈥檚 largest city killed two nationals, Beijing鈥檚 embassy said Monday, in an attack claimed by a separatist group.
Mathiura tea garden workers rally for payment of arrears
The tea workers of Mathiura Tea Garden of Rajnagar in Moulvibazar on Saturday held a rally demanding the payment of arrears of wages.
Formulation of inclusive labour law demanded
Labour rights experts at a discussion on Saturday proposed an amendment of the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 to make it inclusive for the protection of the the rights of workers...
Bangladesh: yesterday and tomorrow
BANGLADESH became an independent nation-state in 1971. In its 53 years of Journey, Bangladesh has many success stories to tell, from being considered a bottomless basket to an emerging economy. Globalisation brought enormous opportunities for Bangladesh. Our economic successes have been pivoted on two footsolders: 4.22 million garment...
US dockworkers to go back to work after tentative deal
US dockworkers will return to work after a three-day strike at East and Gulf Coast ports after the union and port operators reached a tentative deal on pay and extended the...
Malaysian PM pledges new entry of 18,000 migrant workers from Bangladesh
Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim after a bilateral meeting in Dhaka on Friday announced that they had agreed to consider issuing 18,000 work visas for those Bangladeshis who...
Yunus for steps to meet demands of RMG workers
The chief advisor, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Thursday asked the advisory council and authorities concerned to take steps to address the demands of the agitating...