Rights of Workers

18 RIGHTS OF WORKERS This chapter discussed the major events in the struggle of RMG and jute mill workers for their right during the family. This year saw a strong workers movement, relaxation of Emergency Rules (finally withdrawn) for carry on union activities. For nine months of the year, the emergency rules continued to expressly abate trade union activities. In addition, in May 2008, a new Ordinance amended the Bangladesh Labour Act curtail trade union activity at the Mongla and Chittangong ports. In phratry 2009, the Emergency Rules were relaxed in part, with trade union operations re-commencing by October. By December, the SoE was withdrawn and full rights of freedom of association, subject to justness were re-established. Demanding fair terms of employment, including payment of arrears, and safe conditions of work were at the forefront of workers protests during the year, whether in the laid-off jute mills in Khulna, in the ready-made garments sector in Chittagong or the capital Dhaka. such protests, amplified by the demands of NGOs, highlighted the daily violations of rights experienced in the most unassured industries, namely construction, ship breaking and steel mills, which resulted in deaths or serious injuries.

In response, Courts directed state authorities to condone their failure to implement relevant laws on workplace safety. heavy Framework Bangladeshs commitments to promoting workers rights devolve from its ratification of several international treaties, the spirit and national laws.1 However, the application of these laws has been poor and some of the States economic policies (i.e. laying off of jute workers) have negatively wedge upon workers rights. During 2008, as discussed below, the rollback of the EPR and further amendments to the Labour Code effectively weakened the conditions for enforcement of labour rights, particularly in the Ports. Restrictions on trading Unions Relaxed On 8 September, the Government relaxed the... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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