Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2005, published 95th ILC session (2006)

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) - Bangladesh (Ratification: 1972)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report does not contain information on the Committee’s previous comments concerning the denial of the rights of unregistered unions to function and to collect funds, as well as the right of workers to belong to more than one trade union.

The Committee once again requests the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to amend provisions which:

–      deny the rights of unregistered unions to function and to collect funds (section 11A(1) and (2) of the Industrial Relations Ordinance (IRO)); and

–      deny workers who may be working in more than one occupation the right to join more than one trade union (section 11B of the IRO).