Labor Reform Commission head Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed on Monday (Apr 21) said the commission believes that it is possible to present Bangladesh as a dignified and powerful country in the world by strengthening the labor rights. He came up with the comments while briefing reporters at Labour Bhaban in city’s Bijoy Nagar. Earlier, the Labor Reform Commission handed over its report to the Chief Advisor of the interim government Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna at 12 noon, local media reported.
On Nov 17, 2024, the interim government formed the 10-member Labour Reform Commission with Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed, executive director of the Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS), as its chief.
Sultan Ahmed said, “The Labor Reform Commission believes that labor sector reforms are an essential element in building a society free from discrimination.
A fair transformation of the living standards of eight crore working people will be achieved only through the implementation of the outlines presented in this report.
We strongly hope that it is possible to present Bangladesh as a dignified and powerful country in the world by strengthening labor rights."
Overall aspects of the labor reform have been reflected in the 25 main recommendations of the commission.
Ahmed said, "The main aspiration of our great Liberation War and the student-led mass uprising in July-August, 2024 was to establish a dignified society without discrimination and based on justice.
Taking this popular aspiration into consideration, the interim government formed the 'Labor Reform Commission' to provide necessary reform recommendations to ensure workers' rights and welfare.”
He said the commission, formed for the first time in history of the 54 years of independence, believes that it is important to give utmost importance to labor, workers, and their rights to address the existing inequality in the labor sector of Bangladesh.
