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Labor Law PPT Final
Labor Law PPT Final
Labor Law PPT Final
• The British rulers in India didn’t develop our cloth industries at all. Rather they
destroyed them and imported cloths from England.
• RMG industry has successfully transformed Bangladesh into an export-oriented
economy. Garments exports from Bangladesh began in the late 1970s.
• The sector rapidly attained high importance in terms of employment, foreign
exchange earnings and its contribution to GDP.
• Most importantly, the growth of RMG sector produced a group of entrepreneurs
who have created a strong private sector.
RMG SECTOR IN BANGLADESH
• Maternity benefits are not given properly. And the victim cannot utter a word for being
threatened to be fired.
• Most of the factories do not have healthy working condition, there is lack of proper
ventilation, temperature control and sanitation.
• Most buildings are vulnerable in condition. They may collapse by the slightest cause.
• On 24th November 2012, a tragic accident happened during a fire breakout. At least
112 workers had lost their lives: trapped inside and burnt alive in Tazreen Fashions
factory.
• Just after five months, On 24th April 2013, Rana Plaza, a five storied building
collapsed in Savar. It housed five garment factories and killing at least 1,132 people
and injured more than 2,500 workers.
• These back to back catastrophes determined a turning point for Bangladeshi RMGs.
STEPS TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT AND STAKEHOLDERS
• Amendment of Labor Law to ensure workers safety, welfare and rights and promoting
trade unionism and collective bargaining.
• Number of new Trade Unions were registered. ILO has started training program for the
newly formed unions.
• The government declared an increment of 77% on minimum wages from the previous
one. It has been implemented since 01 December 2013. Now the minimum wage of
garments workers is TK 5300/- which is about US $68.
• A total amount of 231 Crore has been distributed to victims of Rana Plaza by the
government along with other stakeholders.
• Improved implementations on maternity and child care.
• Strengthen of Ministry and the Department of Labor
• Help Line has been established at Ashulia, Dhaka on 15th March 2015. The number is
0800-4455000
RECOMMENDATIONS
• Every single worker should receive formal appointment letters and IDs.
• Termination due to retrenchment must also provide compensation to the workers
• Dismissal of workers by employers must be allowed after sufficient and proper
warnings.
• Gratuity should be introduced for RMG workers
• Measures to be taken to enforce prevention of child labors
• Overtimes need to be appropriately paid for, otherwise discouraged for the sake of
health condition of workers
• Considering increasing living expenses, further increase for minimum wage should be
considered.
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