Labour and Employment Adviser Asif Mahmud on Sunday said the government would bring the necessary reforms to the labour laws and would work to improve the living standard of the workers, reports UNB.
“Necessary reforms to labour related laws will be made. A good working environment will be ensured,” he told a delegation of International Labour Organization (ILO) at the ministry’s conference room.
Asif Mahmud, also the Youth and Sport Affairs Adviser, said the new government will work to improve the living standard of the workers as it is committed to fulfilling all their just demands.He expressed hope that it would be possible to enrich the country if all work together for the country.
The Labour adviser said the victims of the Rana Plaza tragedy were not properly compensated. A committee was formed to take note of this complaint. Rehabilitation of the injured is also being considered,” he said.
ILO country director Tuomo Poutiainen said ILO has been working with the government and the factory owners on not only the labour issues but also legal assistance and improvement of the institutional standards.
Besides, different issues related to labour including social protection of workers, employment generation, training of workers, enactment of time-befitting labour laws, reform of labour laws, and making an end to child labour came up for discussion in the meeting, said a PID handout.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
