State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2023-24 (First Reading)
Independent Review of
RBD
Bangladesh's Development
Labour rights in Bangladesh-Commitments and concerns
6.4 Bangladesh's Labour Rights Performance: Reflection in Data and Reports
☐ In recent years, the government has implemented Table 6.2: Performance of Bangladesh over the years in ITUC Global Rights Index
various initiatives, especially to improve the labour rights
situation in the country
2020
Labour Rights Issues↓
Despite these efforts, substantial improvements are
not yet evident, particularly in data, rankings, and
reports by various national and international entities
☐ Since 2017, ITUC has produced the Global Rights Index,
offering country-specific insights into labour rights
situations
➤ Unfortunately, the index
the index consistently identifies
Bangladesh among the ten worst countries for
workers' rights in all of its reports (Table 6.2)
➤ Furthermore, the index composition reveals that
several longstanding issues, persisting over the past 7
to 8 years, such as violence against workers, arrests
and detentions, dismissals, anti-union discrimination,
threats, and prosecutions, remain unresolved
Additionally, new concerns have surfaced in recent
years, including state attacks on peaceful protests and
the introduction of regressive laws (Table 6.2)
CPD (2023): State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2023-24 (First Reading)
peaceful protests
anti-union discrimination
action
rights
Source: ITUC (2017); (2018); (2019); (2020); (2021); (2022);(2023).
Presence of violence and
brutality against workers
Presence of arrest and
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2018 2019
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detention of workers
Presence of state attack on
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Presence of dismissal and other
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Presence of threats and
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prosecution
Presence of union-busting
X
Presence of repression of strike
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Presence of regressive laws
Presence of case of arrest of
union workers and leaders
Presence of trade union worker
killing
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X
X
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Presence of workers has no
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guarantee of rights
Amongst the top 10 worst
countries for worker
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