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40 hurt as workers, police clash near Secretariat
Garment workers clashed with police when marching towards the Secretariat demanding the payment of overdue wages before Eid, leaving at least 40 people injured. One police personnel named Fazle Rabbi suffered critical injuries as the workers threw brick chips at a police barricade. Four other...
Workers' protest for overdue salaries in Gazipur, 12 factories closed
Garment factory workers in the Bhogra area of Gazipur city protested demanding their overdue salaries, leading authorities to announce a holiday in 10-12 factories. The protest began around 9:45 AM on Monday when workers from Mim Garments took to the streets. During the protest, the highway was...
RMG workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding bonuses
On Friday morning, workers from a readymade garment factory in Gazipur blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway to demand their 14-point list of grievances, including Eid and production bonuses. The protest disrupted vehicular movement for approximately one and a half hours, lasting until 11:30 AM,...
Gazipur workers end blockades on highways, traffic resumes
Workers have lifted the blockade on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Tongi and the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in Gazipurs Mouchak, allowing traffic to resume. They blocked the highways demanding due wages, overtime, and Eid bonuses, as well as protesting the assault of a co-worker. Although the...
Massive Fukushima cleanup exposes workers to high radiation, stress
Fourteen years after the catastrophic Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, radiation levels at the plant have dropped significantly, allowing workers to operate in many areas with minimal protective gear. However, inside the reactor buildingsparticularly the three damaged in the 2011 earthquake and...
Banani road accident: RMG workers exit streets following ultimatum
Garment workers have withdrawn their blockade after six hours of protest over the death of a female coworker who was hit by a car in Banani. Traffic returned to normal following the removal of the blockade. Around 1:30 pm on Monday, the agitated workers ended their protest after giving police...
RMG workers block Banani road over colleague’s death in road crash
A female garment worker was killed in a road accident on Monday morning on Banani Chairmanbari road, triggering protests by fellow workers that have caused severe traffic disruptions in the area. The deceased was identified as Sumaiya Akter, 20, Mohammad Rasel Sarwar, officer-in-charge of Banani...
Workers of closed factories struggling to survive
Nearly 100 factories, large and small, remain shut following widespread vandalism, looting, and arson that began on August 5 last year. Around 100,000 workers who once relied on these factories for their livelihoods are now struggling to survive with their families, living in dire conditions....
Nearly 1.8 million workers at risk as technology advances
Around 1.8 million workers in Bangladesh could lose their jobs if the use of technology in industries surges by 50 per cent. The textile and ready-made garment industries might be the most affected. Other sectors food processing, leather and leather goods, furniture, pharmaceuticals, plastics, and...
Female workers' maternity leave increased to 120 days
Brigadier General (Retd.) M Sakhawat Hossain, Adviser to the Ministry of Labour and Employment has announced that maternity leave for female workers is being extended to 120 days. He made this statement while delivering a speech as the chief guest at an informal discussion and Iftar event with...
Trump administration breaks from Musk's directive on federal workers' email response
The Trump administration has broken with Elon Musks directive, declaring that federal workers response to his recent email is voluntary. This marks the first major clash between Musks demands and top officials in President Trumps administration, reads an NYT post. On Monday, just two days after...
Anger, chaos take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Workers across the U.S. responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administrations aggressive effort to shrink the federal workforce. Agencies were ordered to lay off probationary employees who had yet to qualify for civil service protections. While much of the...
US judge blocks Trump’s federal buyout plan as 60,000 sign up to resign
A U.S. judge has temporarily halted the Trump administrations buyout program for federal workers, granting an initial victory to labor unions challenging the plan. Despite the pause, more than 60,000 federal employees have already accepted the offer, a White House source told Reuters. The ruling...
Japan records biggest jump in foreign workers
Japan saw its biggest year-on-year jump in foreign workers since records began, government data showed Friday, as the country seeks to address labour shortages exacerbated by its ageing population. In October 2024, the nations foreign workforce stood at 2.3 million -- an increase of around...
Trump offers millions of federal workers 8-month pay to resign
US President Donald Trump has offered buyout packages to almost all federal workers who do not want to return to the office, a major move designed to shrink the government. In an email sent to millions of employees on Tuesday, Trump administration told workers they had to decide by February 6...
Building a skilled workforce is the core challenge
While global demand for skilled workers continues to rise, Bangladesh faces a significant challenge in developing and exporting skilled labor. Currently, half of the countrys workforce remains unemployed, and 30 percent lack the education and training needed to secure jobs. Over the past four...
Factories getting closed, unemployment increases
The discontent of factory workers and unemployment are increasing day by day due to shut down of factories, one after one. The helpless workers are also getting involved in outlaw activities like vandalizing the factories, arson and other crimes. According to the concerned people of this sector,...
Beximco workers torch Grameen factory, vehicles
A group of agitated Beximco workers set fire to the factory of Grameen Fabrics and Fashion in Kashimpur of Gazipur on Wednesday evening demanding reopening of 16 closed factories, TBS reported. Two firefighting units from the Sarabo Fire Station rushed to the scene at 7:00 pm. Later, five more...