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In order to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Bangladesh like many other
developing countries decided to set up Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in various
parts of the country. Accordingly many EPZs were established in some areas of
the country. The trade unions in those EPZs were not allowed as a condition to
various business entities (foreign and local) including the joint ventures. Few
years ago workers started agitation in all EPZs to allow trade unionism.
Government was in a big problem to allow unionism in EPZs. What are your
considered views on this? Do you think trade union should be allowed in EPZs
also? Or do you think government should not allow it as it will be a breach of
trust to foreign investors?
needs,
the
importance
of
foreign
investment
is
Sponsoring
agencies
responsible
for
private
sector
(BSCIC),
The
economy
of
Bangladesh
is basically agro-
institutional
businessmen.
EPZ
support
must
ensures
be
this
extended
institutional
to
the
support
individual
to
the
Governments core
Mission
Promotion of Investment
Diversification of Export
Generation of Employment
Bangladesh EPZ's:
Objectives of EPZs:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Enhance industrialization
Provide
special
areas
where
potential
investor
would
get
Bangladesh Labor Law 2006 chapter XIII completely describes how a trade
union will be formed and registered in Bangladesh. Any trade union in
Bangladesh must be registered and regulated under this law.
been the lifeline of Bangladeshs economy. At the last count, the sector
accounted for nearly 80 percent of export earning that drives the economy
further forward and it also provides jobs for hundreds of thousands of semi-
skilled workers, mostly, who in turn provide livelihood for millions. But the
alarming fact is that, Bangladeshs garments exports were down as political
turmoil and labor unrest wreaked havoc on the sector, which is crucial to the
impoverished nations economy. The industrys immediate response was to
allege instigation by political conspiracy or international competition. The
answer does not lie in merely apportioning blame to the external actors or
seeking hidden clues, but the reason may be deeply routed in the owner-labor
relations. It was assumed that the negotiating agents could not reduce the gaps
between the workers and the owners in most of the affected industries, as trade
unionism was virtually absent. None of the studies has been done so far about
the issue. So it is very important to find out the real fact behind the role of labor
union in the recent labor unrest to evaluate the necessity of labor union to
reduce the risk of labor unrest.
References:
http://shailallb.blogspot.com/2010/02/trade-union-should-be-allowed-in.html
http://epzbangladesh.org.bd
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Export_Processing_Zone_Authority