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Labour unrests in Bangladesh mainly led by wage disputes

According to a joint study conducted by Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) and German-based Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, over 52 per cent labour unrest that took place in Bangladesh were a result of over dues of wage and overtime allowance. 18.8 per cent agitation was for hike in wage and other benefits, while 12.1 per cent for disputes over employment contract, it added.

The garment sector witnessed some 165 incidents of disputes out of the total 246 in 2014, said Professor Jakir Hossain of Rajshahi University in his study. Professor Hossain presented its findings at a seminar titled 'State of labour tripartitism in Bangladesh's RMG sector and the scope of harmonious industrial and labour relations', held in the capital recently. Out of the total 230 industrial disputes in 2013, 199 incidents took place in garment sector, the study revealed.

Majority of the disputes could have been resolved, if there had been an effective tripartite solution system with equal representation of the owners, the workers and the government, it noted. But, in case of Bangladesh, an effective tripartite mechanism cannot work, as representations of the owners and the government are stronger and more organised than that of the workers.

Roy Ramesh Chandra, a BILS member, in his speech said, "There is no lone ministry for the country's $24 billion garment sector. When any dispute arises in the sector, a number of ministries and agencies try to resolve it. At the end, little effective measures are taken. If we can capture 10 per cent of China's market share in the global market, which is about 37 per cent, our export will reach $50 billion very soon."

www.bils-bd.org

 
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