Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday (January 21) said the US has requested to simplify the rules and regulations for exercising labour rights at the industries and factories.

He held talks with two representatives from the US Embassy in Dhaka over the labour rights in the country.

The US also wants that the Bangladesh government would introduce a law in the readymade garment sector to exercise labour rights with the consent of 10 per cent of workers there.

The Law Minister was talking to reporters after holding a meeting with US Embassy's First Secretary Mathew Bay and Labour Attache Leena Khan at his office.

He said taking into consideration the labor rights environment in Bangladesh, a decision will be taken on the possibility of forming a trade union on the signatures of the workers.

“In factories with less than 3,000 workers, they have proposed to reduce from 15 percent to 10 percent the opportunity to form trade unions. He said that we have emphasized on gradual reduction.”

“As I have cleared that our employers and works federations have always said that a gradual reduction would be in their best interests. It will be reduced according to the labour rights environment in Bangladesh. That is our decision,” added the Minister.

BDST: 1709 HRS, JAN 21, 2024
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