Sumi is a female garment worker residing in Sobhanbagh, Savar Upazila, Dhaka district. On 04.06.2022, she joined Pacific Blue Jeans Wear in Savar as a Senior Operator. While working in this factory, she discovered through an ultrasound report on 11.07.2024 that she was pregnant. When she informed the factory administration, they harassed her in various…
Most of the workers who died this year were between the ages of 21 and 40, according to the survey conducted by the Safety and Rights Society As many as 758 workers were killed in 639 workplace accidents across the country between 1 January and 31 December 2024, according to a survey conducted by the…
Dhaka, Bangladesh — November 3, 2024 — The Safety and Rights Society (SRS) recently celebrated its 15th anniversary, marking November 1 as a milestone day in the organization’s journey to protect workers’ rights, promote workplace safety, and foster social justice. Since its inception in 2009, SRS has grown into a leading advocate for labor rights…
On March 15, 2020, Daily Ittefaq published a news about the death of a construction worker due to electrocution in Muladi. According to published news, a construction worker named Moksed was electrocuted while laying tiles on a house in Sholghar village of Muladi in Barisal district. Moksed is the son of Helal Sardar of that…
At least 475 workers were killed in 420 workplace accidents across Bangladesh in the first half (January-June) of 2024, according to a Safety and Rights Society survey report. New Age 2 July 2024
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Workplace deaths in Bangladesh have soared to 875 in 2023 from 712 of the year before with the transport sector taking the lead. This statistics revealed on Sunday represents a continued escalation over the past three years. Safety and Rights Society conducted the study based on newspaper reports. A total of 339 workers were killed…
“আমরাই পারি নারী ও শিশু নির্যাতন বন্ধ করতে নির্যাতন বন্ধের দায়িত্ব এখন আমাদেরই” কল্যাণপুর বিভিন্ন শ্রমিকদের বাসাবাড়িতে নারী ও শিশুদের প্রতি সহিংসতা বন্ধ করা নিয়ে এস আর এস এর সচেতনমূলক প্রচার কার্যক্রম।
সেইফটি এন্ড রাইটস সোসাইটির উদ্যোগে ১৫ আগস্ট সকাল ১১ টায় জাতির পিতা বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান এর ৪৮ তম শাহাদাত বার্ষিকী ও জাতীয় শোক দিবস উপলক্ষে আলোচনা সভা এসআরএস মিটিং রুমে অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। সভার শুরুতে ১৯৭৫ সালের ১৫ আগস্ট এর ঘটনায় জাতীর পিতাসহ তার পরিবারের সদস্যদের নিহতদের স্মরনে এক মিনিট নিরবতা পালন করা হয়। সভায়…
Afsana (26) was born into a poor family in a slum in the area of Kamrangir Char, Dhaka. Her father had a total of four wives but did not provide any maintenance or affection to Afsana or her family. At the age of 14, Afsana got married to a young man named Faruq from Joypurhat,…
Tribune Report Published: July 3, 2023. As many as 389 workers lost their lives in 287 workplace accidents across Bangladesh from January to June, marking a significant increase compared to the same period in 2022. Last year, 333 workers were killed in 241 workplace accidents nationwide in six months. The Safety and Rights Society (SRS), a…
He who talks about his rights in the factory can no longer stay in the factory, the owner will throw him out by any means. If one’s service age in a garment factory is close to 5 years, it is forced to resign so that the workers do not have to pay any service benefits.…
Safety and Rights Society conducted training on occupational safety, health and labor rights of sanitation workers. Safety and Rights Society has been working to create safe workplaces. In Bangladesh, sanitation workers are associated with hazardous work. Sanitation workers are mainly from the Dalit community. Most of the workers are young but they have no knowledge…
It was not easy to get compensation Md. Kajal is a permanently disabled worker. He was born in a poor family in Char Chatkimara village of Bhola Sadar Upazila. At the age of 15, he started working as a day labourer. He moved to Barisal City Market Kacha Bazar to work loading and unloading…
I am benefited to know about the compensation Amirul Islam is a permanently disabled worker. He was born in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj district. He started working as a helper in construction sector. In 2018, he started working in a three story old building at Indira Road, Dhaka. The contract was to build other 2…
712 workers died across the country in the last one year (January to December) due to 547 workplace accidents. According to the organization’s survey, 538 workers were killed in 399 workplace accidents across the country during the same period in 2021. The non-governmental organization Safety and Rights Society (SRS) informed this information in a press…
সেইফটি এন্ড রাইটস সোসাইটি (এসআরএস) এবং কলকারখানা ও প্রতিষ্ঠান পরিদর্শন অধিদপ্তর দিনাজপুর কার্যালয়ের যৌথ উদ্যেগে,পাথরভাঙা শিল্পে শ্রমিকের পেশাগত স্বাস্থ্য সুরক্ষা: সচেতনতা ও করনীয় শীর্ষক আলোচনা ও উদ্বুদ্ধকরণ সভা পঞ্চগড় জেলার তেঁতুলিয়া উপজেলার বাংলাবান্ধা বিজিবি ক্যাম্প সংলগ্ন মাঠে অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। সভায় প্রধান অতিথী হিসেবে উপস্থিত ছিলেন কলকারখানা প্রতিষ্ঠান পরিদর্শন অধিদপ্তরের (ডাইফ) অতিরিক্ত মহাপরিদর্শক (যুগ্ম সচিব) জনাব…
সুরক্ষা ব্যবস্থা ছাড়া পাথর ভাঙতে গিয়ে প্রাণ হারানোর ঝুঁকিতে শ্রমিকরা। সেইফটি এন্ড রাইটস সোসাইটি (এসআরএস) লালমনিরহাট জেলার পাটগ্রাম উপজেলার বুড়িমারী স্থল বন্দর এলাকায় অবস্থিত পাথর ভাঙা শ্রমিকদের পেশাগত নিরাপত্তা ও স্বাস্থ্য ব্যবস্থাপনার উপর এসআরএস পরিচালিত গবেষণায় দেখা যায়। পাথর ভাঙা পেশায় জড়িত প্রায় ২০ হাজার শ্রমিক যার ৭০ শতাংশ পুরুষ এবং নারী ৩০ শতাংশ।…
Background: “When my first menstrual cycle was start then I was only 12 years old and I was separated from my family member and spent my time lonely in a little house called ‘Cara Ghor’’ Said Mst Tajnur begum. Like Tajnurb8 begum a lot of female had their bad experience in the time of their…
Md Faruk is a permanently disabled worker. He had been working at Dhaka Textile Mills for 22 years. On July 15, 2018, he was seriously injured when a bundle of clothes fell on him while he was working in the factory. After about 7 months of treatment, he could not return to his previous condition.…
A survey conducted by the non-governmental organization Safety and Rights Society (SRS) based on newspaper reports found that 333 workers (including 49 killed in Sitakunda accidents) were killed in 241 workplace accidents across the country in the last six months (January 1-June 30, 2022). In 2021, at the same time, 306 workers were killed in…
Event Report: ‘Budget boot camp’ for CSO leaders and young budget campaigners at national level partner Organization Information
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
At least 432 workers were killed in 373 workplace accidents across the country in 2020 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, said a survey report of Safety and Rights Society. The labour rights non-government organisation on Thursday unveiled the report they filed monitoring 26 daily newspapers from January 1 to December 31, 2020 In 2019, 572…
পাথরভাঙ্গা শ্রমিকদের স্বাস্থ্য সচেতনতা ও অধিকার বিষয়ে এ এ্যাডভোকেসি সভায় নানাবিধ আলোচনা হয় পাথরভাঙ্গা শিল্পে সতর্কতা ও করণীয় বিষয়ক এ্যাডভোকেসি সভা হাসান জুয়েল পাটগ্রাম (লালমনিরহাট) প্রতিনিধি লালমনিরহাটের পাটগ্রাম প্রেস ক্লাবে শ্রমিক, মালিক, জনপ্রতিনিধি ও গনমাধ্যমকর্মীদের নিয়ে পাথরভাঙ্গা শিল্পে সতর্কতা ও করণীয় বিষয়ক এ্যাডভোকেসি সভা অনুষ্ঠিত হয়েছে। সোমবার (২৮ ডিসেম্বর) দিনব্যাপী সেইফটি এ্যান্ড রাইটস্ সোসাইটির (এসআরএস)…
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At least 572 workers reportedly died in 423 workplace accidents across the country in 2019, according to a latest survey report. In 2018, some 484 accidents were recorded that killed some 592 workers, it revealed. Safety and Rights Society (SRS), a non-profit labour rights organisation, prepared the report by monitoring 26 daily newspapers (15 national…
Workplace accidents claimed the lives of as many as 257 workers across the country in the last six months, according to a report of the Safety and Rights Society. The January-June period of 2019 saw a total of 210 such accidents, it said. During the same period in 2018, some 352 people were killed in…
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…
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…
At least 592 workers were killed in 484 workplace accidents across the country in 2018 and most of the deaths occurred due to road accidents, says a survey report of Safety and Rights Society (SRS), a non-government organisation working for workplace health and safety. SRS prepared the report monitoring 26 daily newspapers (15 national and…
Three workers died after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank at a house in Tongi on Monday. The deceased were identified as Atique, 25 and Shaheen, 30, two sons of Shahidullah of Phulbaria upazila in Mymensingh district and Faruk, 25, son of Zahirul Islam of Rangpur district, UNB reports. Ashiqur Rahman, station officer of…
The Daily Star, Back Page, Published On: 09-06-2018 See original story at https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/12-storey-fall-two-workers-killed-city-1588498 Construction Site: 3 workers killed in city Three construction workers died as scaffolding outside a 12-storey under-construction building broke in the city’s Dhanmondi area yesterday. The dead are Monirul Islam, 40, of Chapainawabganj, and Mokhlesur Rahman, 22, and Saidur Rahman, 35, of Kurigram.Monirul…
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…
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…
The Daily Star, Front Page, Published On: 2011-07-22 See original story at http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=195251 Construction Site: 4 die in lift collapse M Rahman and Shahin Mollah Four workers died as a makeshift lift carrying them plunged to the ground in a terrifying free-fall at an under-construction building in the city’s Kakrail yesterday evening. The dead were Zahidul…
A construction site at Nakhalpara in the city’s Tejgaon Industrial Area subsided taking with it an adjacent road and three tin-shed houses after the pilings collapsed early yesterday [May 21, 2011], also causing cracks on nearby multi-storey buildings, reports The Daily Star. Five construction workers were injured as they tumbled in the ditch formed after…
Most construction firm owners directly or indirectly force workers to work without any safety gear and in hazardous conditions which lead to frequent accidents at construction sites, reports The Daily Star on July 23, 2011. With a high unemployment rate, firm owners have the luxury of firing anyone who talks about safety, and hiring someone…
Maruf along with four minor boys was playing near an under construction building of Babu Bhuiyan at East Rampura in Dhaka city at about 10:00am on January 24, 2011. At one stage of playing, some 9/10 bricks of the under construction wall fell on them leaving Touhid dead instantly and two others, including Maruf, injured.…
Everything was going well for Matiur, 30, along with his wife Rubia Khatun and their four children after getting first month salary against his work at M/S Akbar Re-rolling Mills at Munshikhola of Shyampur in Dhaka city. Matiur, son of Akkel Ali of Chitholia village in Shribordi under Sherpur, was a hard worker and always…
Iqbal, 26, was working in an under construction building of Rupayan Palace at 368, Section-10, Senpara Parbata, Mirpur in Dhaka. Iqbal was injured critically as he suddenly fell down from the 13th floor of the building at about 12noon on May 21, 2007. Co-workers rushed him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him…
Nur Banu Begum, 40, wife of Peyar Ahmed of Ostogram village in Nangolkot under Comilla, was working on the rooftop of an under construction building of SF Denim Garments at 430-431 Tejgaon Industrial Area in Dhaka city on September 28, 2007. At one stage of work at about 8:00am, she fell down from fifth floor…
Mohin, 23, had been working in Sun Steel Mills Ltd at Shyampur of Dhaka as a crane- operator for six months. Before joining the mill, he received training on crane driving at Postagola in the capital city. Mohin was a permanent worker of the mill and got monthly salary of Tk 5,000. On August 18,…
Once upon a time Anowara Begum had a happy family. Joynal Abedin, husband of Anowara Begum, was a worker. He was the only bread earner of his family and worked in Dhaka as a security guard. They have four daughters. Suddenly she heard a bad news that her husband was no more in this world.…
In 1981, Ishrat Jahan Kobita was born in a middle class family at Jhenaidah. She married to Md. Ekramul Hoque, who was a worker. Ekramul Hoque was the only earning person of the family and worked in a garment in Dhaka. Gradually the family of Ishrat Jahan has grown to four including two children. Suddenly…
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