Worker Rights
Protect the invisible backbone
It’s high time we ensured basic rights in the informal sector
Shipbreaking yards or graves for workers?
Workers’ safety must be a priority
We wouldn't be worried about US labour policy if we upheld labour rights
If this is the situation with labour rights in the country, we should fear not only the repercussions of the US memorandum, but also potential actions of the European Union.
'China, India can't replace our export market to the US, EU'
M Touhid Hossain, former foreign secretary of Bangladesh, discusses the implications and significance of the recent US labour rights policy with The Daily Star.
What's stopping RMG workers from getting higher wages?
Unless a holistic approach is taken, the sector will continue to fall short of international standards.
Can the goverment ignore new US labour policy?
Protect worker rights for workers’ and the industry’s sake
REVIEW / The Potenga harlots’ tale
In Koshobi, Jaladas paints the damp and dejected walls of Strandroad, Shahebpara, which is a local red-light district more than 300 years old.
#Facts / Interesting International Labour Day facts
Labour Day in certain countries and May Day in others, is a celebration of the hard-working labour classes. While International Labour Day or May Day is celebrated on 1 May worldwide, Labour Day in the United States is celebrated in September. On May Day, big cities all over the globe often have labour parades, and rallies. Women's rights, working conditions for immigrants, and the worsening of workers' conditions are all highlighted.
Robbing the migrants blind
Employers, host countries must be held accountable for wage theft
ITUC report on workers' condition
We would hope that the government would not approach the issue in the usual cavalier manner and dismiss the report offhand. The matter demands to be addressed seriously.