Trade union

Trade union

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Experts urge easing trade union registration process

Labour leaders accuse govt officials of non-cooperation, bribery in trade union registration.

The call was made during a stakeholders’ meeting titled “The Opportunity to Strengthen the Legal Framework Governing Labour Relations in the Export Processing Zones” organised by Solidarity Center at a hotel in Dhaka, 16 June 2026. Photo: Courtesy

EPZ workers should have right to form trade unions, labour experts urge govt

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Govt issues gazette allowing trade unions with minimum 20 workers; apparel sector leaders reject move

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Govt to revise trade union rules requiring minimum 50 workers

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RMG owners object to govt initiative to allow trade union with 20 workers

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Allowing trade union registration with 20 workers may trigger industrial instability: BEA

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Govt mulls allowing trade unions with 20 workers, industry leaders warn of disorder

At an event at Shram Bhaban in Bijoynagar, Dhaka on 2 July. Photo: Collected

US, EU raise concerns over trade union registration in Bangladesh: Labour secretary

UK trade unions and civil society organisations held a rally where speakers called for the Bangladesh interim government to urgently ensure wage reform, grow social security for RMG workers, and build support for trade union freedoms. Photo: Courtesy

UK trade unions, NGOs urge Bangladesh to improve RMG workers’ wages

New president and general secretary of the Bangladesh Airline Pilots Association (BAPA). Photo: Collected

Capt Basit Mahtab, Capt Sadat Jamil elected as president, GS of BAPA

Trade Union Platform for Migrant Workers begin operations on 18 September 2024. Photo: UNB

Trade Union Platform for Migrant Workers starts operation

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq. File Photo: Collected

Labour Act to be amended to allow trade unions with 15% workers’ consent: Law minister

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq. File Photo: Collected

Rules for forming trade unions to be simplified: Law minister