Govt to bring domestic workers under Labour Law-2006
Thursday, 21 January 2010
The government is taking necessary steps to bring the domestic workers under the Labour Law-2006.
Labour and Employment and Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said this while addressing a roundtable in the city Wednesday organised by Domestic Workers' Rights Network in association with ILO, reports UNB.
The roundtable was organised with a view to raising awareness for establishing the rights of domestic workers.
The minister also sought cooperation from all concerned in this connection.
He said there is a huge demand of domestic workers abroad.
"So, they should acquire skill for building their capacity to have good jobs abroad. If they are not sent abroad legally, they might be smuggled out while going abroad. Hence, they need proper training," Mr Hossain said.
Speaking on the occasion, other speakers called upon the government to follow the code of conduct to ensure rights for the domestic workers, which was earlier submitted to Labour Ministry, until the inclusion of the workers in the law.
They called for raising awareness for changing our attitude to the domestic workers and giving them due status for establishing their labour rights.
Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Mohammad Nurul Haque and Deputy Director of ILO Dhaka Office Gagan Raj Bhandari attended the roundtable as the special guests.
Unofficial sources said there are approximately 2.0 million domestic workers across the country.
Domestic Workers Rights Network, which comprise of 22 different organisations, have been demanding to include the domestic workers in Labour Law-2006, which would ensure them different facilities and bring them under the protection of law.
Labour and Employment and Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said this while addressing a roundtable in the city Wednesday organised by Domestic Workers' Rights Network in association with ILO, reports UNB.
The roundtable was organised with a view to raising awareness for establishing the rights of domestic workers.
The minister also sought cooperation from all concerned in this connection.
He said there is a huge demand of domestic workers abroad.
"So, they should acquire skill for building their capacity to have good jobs abroad. If they are not sent abroad legally, they might be smuggled out while going abroad. Hence, they need proper training," Mr Hossain said.
Speaking on the occasion, other speakers called upon the government to follow the code of conduct to ensure rights for the domestic workers, which was earlier submitted to Labour Ministry, until the inclusion of the workers in the law.
They called for raising awareness for changing our attitude to the domestic workers and giving them due status for establishing their labour rights.
Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Mohammad Nurul Haque and Deputy Director of ILO Dhaka Office Gagan Raj Bhandari attended the roundtable as the special guests.
Unofficial sources said there are approximately 2.0 million domestic workers across the country.
Domestic Workers Rights Network, which comprise of 22 different organisations, have been demanding to include the domestic workers in Labour Law-2006, which would ensure them different facilities and bring them under the protection of law.