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Bangladeshi Workers
Bahrain may lift ban, toughen up rules
Bahrain is likely to lift the ban on
hiring Bangladeshi workers soon with some stringent conditions
for workers and the government. "We have come to
know from our embassy in Bahrain that Manama is actively
considering withdrawal of the ban but we are yet to get
any official letter in this regard," said a high
official of the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas
Employment yesterday. The conditions include those seeking
jobs in Bahrain should be at least 25, and should have
certificates on skills and on not having any criminal
records, the official said. Bahrain stopped issuing work
permits to Bangladeshi nationals on May 26 this year after
a group of legislators called for action following the
killing of a Bahraini national, Mohammed Jassim Dossary,
38. He was murdered allegedly by a Bangladeshi technician.
The ban however drew criticisms from various human rights
groups and Bangladeshi nationals in Bahrain. They argued
that all nationals of a country must not suffer for a
crime committed by one person.Bahraini newspaper Gulf
Daily News yesterday reported that once the ban is lifted,
Bangladeshi workers will have to provide certificate of
good conduct issued by a government authority and attested
by the Bangladesh embassy in Bahrain before they can qualify
for visa. Click
here for Details Courtesy:The
Daily Star
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Globalisation,
WTO Actions and Its Impact on Working People
- Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmmed
Let me start with the version of an aged
worker of Platinum Jute Mill in Khalishpur, Khulna who
told a group of human rights activists recently visited
the place after the April 07 unrest. The old man in his
sixties said, "I have been working in this factory
for the last 40 year. It is us, who contributed to the
glorious past of the jute sector, when it was called the
golden fiber. May I ask, whether this police torture is
the award of those contributions!" Now may I ask
the house here a polite and simple question, "Who
will reply that worker?" Let me also recall the memory
of workers' versions during the closure of Adamjee Jute
Mills in 2003. The howling workers said, "May Allah
punishes them who are responsible for this closure. We
don't know where we should go now; we have no idea about
our future." click here for details
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Nazrul
Islam Khan elected Substitute Member of ILO Governing Body |
| BILS Secretary
General and President of Bangladesh Jatiyotabadi Sramik
Dal- BJSD Nazrul Islam Khan has been elected as a Substitute
Member of the Governing Body of International Labour Organisation
(ILO). The decision was taken at the 97th Annual Session
of ILO held in June 2008. Mr. Khan is the first Bangladeshi
Trade Union Leader who is elected as the member of the highest
decision making body of ILO for the second time. Earlier
in 2003 he discharged his responsibilities as a substitute
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Studies BILS observed the historic May Day 2008 with an
enthusiastic and festive manner. The three day programmes,
BILS carried out on the occasion, included May Day Discussion,
Photography Exhibition, cultural show, seminar and display.
Hundreds of trade union activists from BILS associated NTUCs
participated in the programmes held at National Press Club
Auditorium and Osmani Memorial hall premises. For
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World
Day for Safety at Work observed |
| Labour rights organisations
observed International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured
Workers and World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28th
April through various programmes across the country. A coalition
of rights groups at a news briefing demanded formulation
and proper implementation of a national policy on workplace
safety and health. They also called for establishing National
Labour Security Council as per the labour law of 2006 and
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Place |
Project |
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: Globalisation: Workers Rights & Role of TU |
18-20 June 2008 |
BILS Seminar Hall |
BILS/LO-FTF Project |
| Seminar
: Organising the Unorganised (Hotel Workers) |
14-17th May 2008 |
BILS Seminar hall |
BILS/LO-FTF Project |
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Top Headlines : June 2008 |
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| 1. Employment
guarantee scheme set to begin in October, New Age 27 June |
| 2. Tk
5,000 minimum wage for workers demanded, Daily Star, June
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| 3. Govt
to withdraw 30,000 children from hazardous jobs, New Age,
June 22 |
| 4. Police
attacks demonstrating RMG Workers, 50 Injured, Ittefaq
June 18 |
| 5. Overseas
job for 900,000 Bangladeshis by yearend, The NewAge, 30
June |
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ABOUT BILS |
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Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies - BILS was established
in 1995 with the support and active participation of the
major National Trade Union Federations of the country. 13
National TU Federations are associated with it. BILS Believes
that a just and democratic society is must to ensure the
right of working people. And as the vanguard of protection
of workers' rights Trade Union can play a vital role in
establishing such a society. Keeping this in view, since
inception, the BILS has been working for capacity building
for Trade Unions. BILS regularly contributes to and intervenes
in developing policies and laws for working people. The
priorities of intervention are decide to social dialogues
and action researches and studies. To reach out most neglected women workers and to contribute
to the elimination of child labours BILS has undertaken
specialized action programs. BILS plays a catalyst role
in bridging trade unions, civil society and the government
on labour market issues.
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" We
are not so big that we can make a change overnight
We are not so small that
we can not initiate a change "
Nazrul Islam Khan -Secretary
General, BILS -Substitute Member, ILO-Governing Body |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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4 days Training on Organising
the Unorganised (Rice
Mill Workers)
19-22 July 2008, Dinajpur |
2 days Seminar on Globalisation
Impact and TU
26-27 July 2008, Chittagong |
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BILS Awards |
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Renowned labour Leaders awarded May Day Medal
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