Letters to the Editor
Concern about amended labour law
Recently the national parliament passed Bangladesh Labour Law (Amendment) Bill 2013. Now it awaits the president's approval. Meanwhile, many national and international rights organisations expressed serious concern over it. They suspected that the new law will be inadequate for protecting the rights of workers. Besides, ILO released a statement that said the amended law falls short of international standards. On the other hand, the US government is pressing Bangladesh to strengthen worker-safety standards for restoring GSP facilities.
Right now, it is a crying need to make a worker-friendly labour law to protect the rights of both sides (owners and workers) and to satisfy the international communities. Otherwise, the responsibility of the negative consequences will have to be borne by the government.
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