State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2023-24 (First Reading)
Independent Review of
RBD
Bangladesh's Development
Labour rights in Bangladesh-Commitments and concerns
Area
Table 6.1: A comparison of concerns raised by the USA and the EU
Issue
Child labour
Compliance of labour law
Freedom of speech and
collective bargaining
Forced labour
- Presence of worst forms of child labour
- Presence of child labour
- Limited penalty
- Delayed justice
- Limited sector coverage
- Not criminalising certain activities
- Limited education access of Rohingya children
- Ratification of ILO conventions
- Obstacle for trade union establishments
- Presence of discrimination against unions
- No scope of trade union in informal sector
- Unions are prohibited for certain sectors and managerial employees
- Legal obstacle for striking
|- Low penalty for anti-union discrimination
- Police intimidation
- Presence of forced labour
- Lack of government support
|- Vulnerability of the Rohingyas in forced labour and exploitation
CPD (2023): State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2023-24 (First Reading)
USA
Concerns
EU
Concerns
✗
✓
✗
☑
☑
☑
☑
✓
☑
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