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538 killed in workplace accidents in 2021
The number of deaths ham workplace accidents across the country marked a rise last year as at least 538 workers were killed during the time. Some 432 workers died in 373 work• place accidents in 2020. according to a study Safety and Rights Society (SRS), a nom government organisation. has revealed the findings on Friday…
ছয় মাসে কর্মক্ষেত্রে দুর্ঘটনায় প্রাণ গেছে ৩০৬ শ্রমিকের
সংবাদপত্রে প্রকাশিত খবরের ওপর পরিচালিত জরিপে দেখা গেছে, গত ছয় মাসে সারা দেশে ২২০টি কর্মক্ষেত্র দুর্ঘটনায় ৩০৬ জন শ্রমিক নিহত হয়েছেন। একই সময়ে ২০২০ সালে ১৬২টি কর্মক্ষেত্র দুর্ঘটনায় মোট ১৮৮ জন শ্রমিক নিহত হয়েছিল। গত বছর থেকে কোভিড মহামারি চলমান থাকার পরেও দুর্ঘটনা এবং নিহত শ্রমিকের সংখ্যা কমেনি বরং আরো বৃদ্ধি পেয়েছে। বেসরকারি সংস্থা সেইফটি…
Fatema Akter
Fatema Akter is an RMG worker at a printing factory and a mother of a 9-year old madrasa going child. She is living in Bauniabadh, Kalshi area of Mirpur with her mother and seven other siblings. They lost their father at young age, so the 3 older siblings started to earn and help…
Permanently disable worker Rasul Sardar got compensation;
Rasul Sardar, son of late Mubarak Sardar of Bharatpur village in Monirampur upazila of Jessore district., He could not go to school due to poverty. At a young age he used to raise cows and goats in the next house for a monthly wage of only 10 taka and three meals a day. Rasul Sardar…
A little smile from the tears
Mainuddi Sagar entered the workplace as a teenager to alleviate the financial crisis of family. After the death of his father, he was the only earning member in the family of an elderly mother and two younger brother and sister. He joined pipe fitting work as a teenager to put a smile on everyone’s face.…
Laboni
VAW; Case story- “I think this is the first time a worker in our factory has paid to her maternity benefit” said Laboni, an RMG worker from Four Brothers Group of Factories. She has been working as a machine operator for three and a half year in this factory. Her husband Md. Nasir is…
Fatema Begum
Case Study-1: Fatema Begum Summary of Case 1st Labour Court Chattogram BLL Case No. 09/2018 Date of filing- 11/03/2018 Withdraw on 29/08/2018 Name & address of deceased worker Manik Miah, Son of Fatema Begum Vill:Uttar Kaldoar, P.O-Pubodhala, P.S- Pubodhala Dist: Netrokona. Name & address of employer: 1.Prokolpo Porichalak CWASA MM Ali Road WASA Bhaban,Dampara…
Case Study Md. Joynal
Md. Joynal received BDT 100000/- from Labor Court in the presence of representative of SRS and BLAST Case Study-1: Md. Joynal Summary about case 3rd Labour Court Dhaka Compensation Case No. 401/2013 Status- Compensated BDT 100000.00 (Mutual understanding) Filing & dissolve date- 16/05/2013 & 13/05/2018 Name & address of injured worker Md. Joynal…
Appointment letter is my rights – Md. Shafiqul Islam
Md. Shafiqul Islam aged about 39 years old is doing construction work as a mason. He started to work when he was 13/14 years old. At the age of 5 he came from Bhola to Dhaka with his uncle and aunty due to financial crisis. He belonged to a very poor family. Now he lives…
12 Injured workers got financial assistance from Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation (BLWF)
The Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh has developed a fund for the welfare of workers under Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation Act, 2006. If any worker is injured or died at workplace accident, such injured worker and dependents of deceased worker get welfare fund from the Government. Besides education fund for children, maternity fund, emergency…