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The Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 (ACT NO. XLII OF 2006).

Country/Territory
Bangladesh
Document type
Legislation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to employment of workers, relations between workers and employers, determination of minimum rates of wages, payment of wages, compensation for injuries to workers during working hours, formation of trade unions, raising and settlement of industrial disputes, health, safety, welfare and working conditions and environment of workers and apprenticeship and matters ancillary thereto.
Subject
General
Keyword
Business/industry/corporations Court/tribunal Dispute settlement Inspection Liability/compensation Framework law
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Entry into force notes
It shall come into force at once.
Abstract

The Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 provides for conditions of employment and service, classification of workers and probation period, lay offs and retrenchment, termination of employment. The Act imposes restrictions on employment of children and adolescents. The Act provides for maternity benefit and requires health, hygiene and safety standards to be maintained in the establishment. The Act lays down provisions for payment of wages and establishes the Minimum Wages Board and also provides for compensation for injury caused by accident. The Act provides for registration of trade unions and allows registration as group establishments with establishments employing more than 20 workers. The following industries, inter-alia, are exempt from this rule: tea industry; jute bailing; bidi; chatal or rice mill worker; agricultural farm. The Act also provides for settlement of dispute, labour court and labour appellate tribunal. The Act lays down provisions for Tea Plantation Workers’ Provident Fund and Board of Trustees. The Act does not apply to any agricultural farm where normally less than five workers work.

Full text
English
Website
bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd