Bangladesh unions reject new labour laws

Union leaders object to proposal for "participation committees" instead of unions in factories.

from AFP

"Bangladesh's union leaders on Thursday rejected new labour laws for garment factory workers drawn up in the wake of April's industrial disaster, saying they failed to improve their rights and entitlements.

"The Bangladesh government had agreed to allow the nation's factory workers to form trade unions without prior permission from factory owners, after the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment complex that killed more than 1,100 people.

"But union leaders said the new amendments now being debated in parliament propose the formation of a "participation committee" in factories to be headed by bosses, instead of unions organised by workers.

"'These amendments are a sham,' union leader Wajedul Islam said. …"

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