Employers'​ Federation of Pakistan’s Post

Topic: Industrial Relations Industrial relations in any country are largely regulated, shaped & structured by the Government. The following sections of Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 are very important for development of successful industrial relations and ensuring optimum utilization of human resources of an organization. 1. Conditions of service & employment (S 3-31) 2. Grievance procedure (S 33) 3. Employment of adolescent (S 34-44) 4. Health & Hygiene (S 51-60) 5. welfare (S 89-93) 6. Working hours & leave (S 100-119) 7. Trade union & industrial relations (S 176-196) 8. Workers' participation in Management (S 205-208) 9. Handling of Industrial disputes & Labour court (S 209-227) 10. Workers' participation in companies profit (S 232-252)

The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) is an entity of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. DIFE performs its tasks as defined and determined by the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 with the overall aim of working towards establishing a healthy work culture and improving the lives of workers. The department’s areas of responsibility include conducting labour inspection, the provision of legal information, advice to employers and workers and encourage cooperation that will contribute to national development. The department conducts activities in coordination with labour organizations, employers' organizations, various government departments, directorates, agencies and concerned domestic and foreign stakeholders to ensure occupational health and safety in the workplace. DIFE needs to work more in order to ensure a decent and safe workplace in factories. #DepartmentofInspectionforFactoriesandEstablishments #ComplianceProfessionals

Egypt: Despite Samanoud Textiles' management reinstating 9 suspended workers, they excluded union leader Hisham Al-Banna, who is facing security pressures and threats of imprisonment after being arrested in a humiliating manner. Workers continue their strike, demanding their rights and the enforcement of the minimum wage law, which the management has ignored. Egypt: On September 16, workers at #Samanoud_Textiles were surprised by a heavy presence of female security forces and thugs outside the factory from the start of the first shift, in an attempt to break their strike. CFJ condemns these actions and calls for the reinstatement of Hisham Al-Banna, the implementation of the minimum wage, and stresses that ignoring workers' demands threatens social stability. More: https://bit.ly/4gDO6r9

Interesting findings from the living wages conference in Pakistan last month. Do reach out if any of the content resonates and you would like to discuss how we can support in implementing these recommendations

The problem of forced labour is massive. ILO estimates that 24.9 million people are forced to work without pay or the right to leave. 🐟 In 2022, I facilitated a training and investigation mentorship program on organised crime and corruption in the fisheries in Southeast Asia for UNODC. For years, reports exposed forced labour, violence and even murder on fishing boats. The main market for the fish? Europe. 🤝 But earlier today the Council and European Parliament finally reached a provisional deal to ban the import of products made with forced labour (https://lnkd.in/dB8Ah6kM)! Importantly, they will accept reports from international organisations and conduct investigations into forced labour to create a database of banned products from within and outside the EU. ❌ The US Bureau of International Labor Affairs already has a similar database which could be a good starting point to fill the EU's database fast (https://lnkd.in/d3KHUxnH). Products listed by the US are: - bricks from Afghanistan - diamonds from Angola and Sierra Leona - Myanmar teak - garments made in Bangladesh and parts of China - tantalum and tungsten mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo - fish from Indonesia and Thailand - cattle from South Sudan - and many many more... ❗ Note that tantalum and tungsten are also on the EU's list of critical minerals! Both are essential for the EU's aerospace and defence sectors, so eradicating forced labour from these supply chains is essential and the new ban will support that mission. Now the ban will be put to a vote and is expected to be adopted in the next few months. 📩 Do you have questions or comments? Feel free to ask in DMs. #GlobalGroundConsulting #CSR | #forcedlabour | #criticalminerals | #tradecompliance

I am pleased to have earned my certification in the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 & Rules 2015 (with all amendments). This certification enhances my knowledge of labor laws and regulations, helping me to ensure compliance and support a fair workplace. I would like to extend my gratitude to Khandokar Tomal Ahmed for leading this course. I look forward to applying these insights in my HR career. #LabourLaw #HRCompliance #ProfessionalDevelopment

🚨The US-based Transparentem NGO says it has uncovered serious forced labour risks involving migrants from #Vietnam, #Thailand, #Indonesia and the #Philippines working at nine #textile manufacturers in #Taiwan🚨 Transparentem has released an interim report on its findings - with a full report to follow - which includes indicators of forced labor such as harsh living conditions and high recruitment fees to secure jobs. Read our full article here👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/dWS66jiV

I'm disappointed with companies in Pakistan. It's disheartening to see them focusing more on trivial aspects like attire and clocking in times rather than valuing their employees' contributions and well-being. This includes monitoring breaks and penalizing employees to cut costs, paying them below the minimum wage of 50k PKR, which is unacceptable. I plan to conduct thorough research and shed light on these practices. Rest assured, I will take necessary actions to address these inhumane practices through legal means. #EmployeeRights #WorkplaceEthics #PakistanBusinesses

It was great to present the challenges of the international trade that Bangaldesh is about to face in the trajectory of graduation from the LDC status in a workshop organized by the International Labour Organization Bangaldesh on Responsible Business Comduct #RBC and #HRDD for the workers organizations. Mr. Neeran Ramjuthan, Programme Manager, Labour Amdinistration and Working Conditions Cluster, ILO; focused on how labour rights and standards will be game changers in promoting trade for decent work for increased export competitiveness of the country. Ms. Chayanich Thamparipattra, Technical Officer, ILO and Mr. Mahmudul Islam Khan, Senior Programme Officer,ILO, emphasized the role of RBC and why it is crucial for industries including #RMG and shed light on some of the global tools and practices of ILO standards. Decent work indicators and International trade/ trade competitiveness have a reverse causality mechanism. Improved international labour standards is crucial and key for the trade benefits of the country in the trade regime that will not have benefits of free trade agreements anymore.

Digital Bangladesh and smart Bangladesh are all nonsense talks where u can’t even make Bangladesh ! Rules regulations implemetion and first of all understanding it is most important. Make a root foundation not face off and selfies.