Labour Bill to be amended in next JS session: Law Minister

Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Bill will be passed in the next parliamentary session.

Law Minister Anisul Huq disclosed this while talking to journalists after a meeting with officials from the labor ministry on Wednesday.

Highlighting the upcoming ILO Governing Board meeting in March, the minister said the proposal to raise the required percentage of workers’ signatures for forming a trade union to 10% was deliberated during the session.

He expressed his perspective, saying, “In the formation of a trade union, it seems appropriate for our country's environment to consider the decision agreed by the workers and owners.”

Additionally, Anisul Huq said a change has been made in the law in line with the prime minister's directives.