6:51 pm, Friday, 24 April 2026
Labour Issues

IndustriALL renews call for brands to exit Myanmar amid labour abuses

IndustriALL, representing 50 million workers across manufacturing, energy, and mining sectors in 140 countries, has renewed its call on brands

Employers warn of risks in proposal letting 20 workers form trade unions

Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF), along with several major sectoral associations, has alleged that fresh labour law recommendations are being imposed

Agriculture, construction, fishing workers most vulnerable to heat stress

Workers in agriculture, construction, and fishing are among the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change and workplace heat

Rising temperatures threaten worker health, productivity

A new technical report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned that rising global

Bangladesh allows five trade unions per factory, 20 workers to form each

The government has approved proposals to make it easier for workers to form trade unions, allowing as few as 20

Govt forms committee to review child labour elimination progress

The interim government has formed a 25-member executive committee to review the implementation progress of programmes undertaken to eliminate child

Turkish garment workers expose systematic harassment, union busting: IndustriALL

Turkish textile union TEKSİF, an affiliate of global union federation IndustriALL, has accused Digel Textile, a German-owned menswear manufacturer in

BGMEA to set up zone-based welfare centres to tackle labour issues

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has taken initiative to establish zone-based workers’ welfare centres in major industrial hubs,

BTUS demands Tk 30,000 minimum wage, nat’l wage board formation

Bangladesh Trade Union Sangho (BTUS) on Monday urged the interim government to form a national minimum wage board immediately and

AFWA demands brand accountability as US tariffs threaten millions of RMG workers

The Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA), a coalition of trade unions representing garment workers across Asia, has issued a strong