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Give young workers a seat at the decision-making table 2026-08-12 [The Daily Star]

Schedule for tea workers' union polls likely by Aug 30: Minister 2026-08-11 [UNB]

Workers voices must be central to Bangladesh’s just transition 2026-07-30 [Climatewatch]

Tea workers stage 1-hour strike in Moulvibazar demanding Tk 500 daily wage 2026-07-29 [The Daily Star]

ILO Chief Praises Bangladesh Labour Reforms in Dhaka For more info 2026-07-22 [The Labour Pulse]

Over 50 garment workers fall ill at Gazipur factory 2026-07-08 [The Tribune]

One in Three Seafarers Paid an Illegal Fee to Get a Job. Most Never Reported It. For more info 2026-07-04 [The Labour Pulse]

Migrant Workers, Gulf, Bangladesh, Nepal, Heat, Wage Theft, HRW, Saudi Arabia, BWI For more info 2026-07-03 [The Labour Pulse]

Thirteen Years After Rana Plaza, More Than 1,000 Bangladesh Factories Are Still Behind on Safety Rep For more info 2026-07-03 [The Labour Pulse]

Thirteen Years After Rana Plaza, More Than 1,000 Bangladesh Factories Are Still Behind on Safety Rep For more info 2026-07-03 [The Labour Pulse]

Bound to One Employer: How the Kafala System Traps Bangladesh's Gulf Workers For more info 2026-07-01 [The labour pulse ]

ILO Passes First Global Treaty for Gig Workers. Most Have Never Heard of It. For more info 2026-06-30 [The Labour Pulse]

Fifteen years on, domestic workers still wait for legal protection For more info 2026-06-30 [The Labour Pulse]

Workers push labour reforms 2026-06-16 [IndustriALL]

Benapole workers’ strike halts cargo handling 2026-06-14 [Banglanews24]

World day against child labour: When abuse is hidden behind closed doors 2026-06-12 [The Daily Star]

Labour Minister reaffirms labour rights pledge 2026-06-10 [The Daily Star]

Women farmers: Indispensable in fields but invisible in records 2026-05-25 [The Daily Star]

Bangladesh garment workers suffer heat exhaustion amid power outages 2026-05-20 [Engineer News]

Rajshahi transport workers call off strike after 32 hours 2026-05-19 [Jago News 24]

Labour leaders urge factory owners to ensure fair wages and genuine freedom of association 2026-05-19 [The Business Standard]

Dispute over workers’ union committee halts bus services in Rajshahi 2026-05-18 [UNB]

Indefinite transport strike called in Sylhet division from May 19 2026-05-16 [The New Nation]

A Game Changer? Evaluating Bangladesh’s Labour Reform 2026-05-09 [Asian Labour Review]

Deaths in certified shipbreaking yards expose enforcement failures 2026-05-07 [IndustriALL]

The unfinished promise of decent work in Bangladesh 2026-05-05 [The Star]

A closer look at Bangladesh’s new labour law: Gains and gaps 2026-05-05 [The Daily Star]

The unfinished promise of decent work in Bangladesh 2026-05-02 [Bangi News]

The expansion of wage labour and the message of May Day 2026-05-02 [The Daily Star]

May Day: Honouring workers, demanding rights 2026-05-01 [The Observer]

Rana Plaza, 13 years on: the fight for safe work and corporate accountability must continue 2026-04-27 [IndustriAll Europe]

Rana Plaza – 13 years on the fight for safe workplaces is not over 2026-04-25 [UNI]

13 years on: Rana Plaza victims still demand justice 2026-04-25 [The New Nation]

Photo exhibition at Shilpakala to honours resilience of industrial disaster victims 2026-04-25 [UNB]

A failure that risks normalising impunity 2026-04-25 [Bangi News]

Compensate the survivors, ensure justice 2026-04-25 [The Daily Star]

Rana Plaza Tragedy: Calls for rehabilitation of victims, justice renewed 2026-04-25 [The New Age]

13 years of Rana Plaza tragedy: Workers rally in Savar demanding justice amid tribute 2026-04-25 [UNB]

Garment Workers’ Movement marks Rana Plaza day 2026-04-25 [The Tribune]

Rana Plaza’s legacy still tests brand safety vows 2026-04-25 [Ecotextile News]

Rana Plaza Collapse Anniversary 2026-04-25 [Reuters]

13 years after Rana Plaza, the dead are mourned and the living still suffer 2026-04-25 [The Daily Star]

Rana Plaza collapse: Trials in five cases still unfinished after 13 years 2026-04-25 [The Business Standard]

13 Years After Rana Plaza Collapse, Root Causes of ‘Death Traps’ Persist 2026-04-25 [The Sourcing Journal]

Bus services resume in C'nawabganj as workers call off strike 2026-04-25 [Jago News 24]

Thirteen years on: the Accord that changed an industry 2026-04-24 [IndustriALL]

Clash erupts in Rajshahi over control of motor workers’ union office 2026-04-24 [UNB]

Thirteen years on: the Accord that changed an industry 2026-04-23 [IndustriALL]

Rana Plaza: 13 years on—remembering the workers, renewing the fight for safety 2026-04-23 [USW]

Rana Plaza, 12 years on: Women garment workers still pay the hidden cost of global fashion 2026-04-22 [Lens]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

22-08-2010 Police attack a group of two thousand garment workers who are blocking a road in Dhaka to demand the payment of wages owed them. [more]