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  Bangladesh to amend Labour Act again to address EU concerns

  Moinul Haque | Updated at 10:50pm on October 24, 2020

  The government has taken a move to amend the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 further to address the concerns raised by the European Union over specific...

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  Uber, Lyft lose appeal to avoid California labour law

  | Updated at 10:49pm on October 23, 2020

  An appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid by Uber and Lyft to avoid having to continue treating drivers as independent contractors while battling the...

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  Teenage drivers of human haulers and enforcement of labour law

  | Updated at 12:00am on August 18, 2020

  Human haulers, popularly known as Leguna, are running on different routes of the capital with many underage drivers behind the wheel.  More often than one...

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  Labour law reinforces bonded labour among tea workers: dialogue

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on December 20, 2019

  Minority leaders and human rights campaigners on Thursday demanded amendments to the existing labour law as it reinforces bonded labour among tea workers...

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  Leave is a right

  | Updated at 12:00am on November 23, 2019

  Casual leave is not a matter of kindness. I never asked for leave for any period during my sickness. But the administrative personnel are still...

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  3 lakh cases of violation in 3 years

  Moinul Haque | Updated at 12:00am on November 04, 2019

  A total of 2.96 lakh violations of labour laws were recorded in workplaces across the country in 2016-18 with the highest number of breaches occurring...

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  South Koreans using spy gadgets to fight workplace bullying

  Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on September 04, 2019

  South Korean workers fed up with bullying are being increasingly emboldened by a new tougher labour law to secretly record alleged abuse or harassment by...

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  Labour rights groups demand more amendments to labour law

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:52am on July 14, 2019

  Labour rights groups on Saturday demanded further amendment of Bangladesh Labour Act to make it friendly for workers removing a number of repressive provisions. In...

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  Labour law for ‘knowledge workers’ in the offing

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on March 31, 2019

  The government has taken an initiative to enact a labour law for ‘knowledge workers’ as the existing laws could not protect the interest of people...