State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2023-24 (First Reading)
Independent Review of
RBD
Bangladesh's Development
Labour rights in Bangladesh-Commitments and concerns
6.5.1.2 Legal
1. The draft labour law amendment of 2022 should be open for further in-country review of all the stakeholders and
approval should be expedited; it should also consider law-related concerns raised by the USA and EU as reported in this
chapter;
2. The law amendments should cover include more sectors (including commercial sexual exploitation, domestic work,
seamen, ocean-going vessels, and agriculture farms with fewer than 10 workers) as hazardous for child labour; the labour
law should also criminalise child involvement in pornographic operations, prohibit their recruitment by non-state armed
groups; and the punishment of child labour offense should be made imprisonment along with the higher penalty;
3. The law amendments should include penalties for workplace discrimination; anti-union discrimination; remove the
barriers to forming trade unions and arranging a strike;
4. The ongoing efforts of increasing the manpower of DIFE must be continued; the budget allocation for this department
needs to be increased in the upcoming budgets;
5. The rules for the EPZ should be revised to align with the BLA, ensuring that workers in the EPZ are not subject to
discrimination compared to non-EPZ workers;
6. The Cyber Security Act should be revised to ensure that workers do not face intimidation when voicing concerns about
unfair labour practices.
CPD (2023): State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2023-24 (First Reading)
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