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BGD-2013-L-94286
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Title_of_text
Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Act, 2013 (Act No. 30 of 2013).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Bangladesh
Subjects (Classification)
Labour codes, general labour and employment acts
Adopted on (Date of text)
2013-07-22
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Makes a large number of amendments to the 2006 Act. In particular the Act amends the 2006 Labour Act with respect to: adding a new section concerning the status of workers (section 4); compensation due to death (section 19); termination of employment (section 23, 24 and 27); adding a new section 28A entitled 'Employers-Workers relations due to any disaster beyond control or damage thereby'; resolving dispute over a child's age (section 36); dangerous work for children (section 39); emergency exits (section 62); access to gangways, stairs etc. for workers (section 72); adding a new section 78a concerning mandatory use of personal safety equipment; notification of competent authority in case of incident (section 80); establishment of a health centre in companies employing more than 5000 workers (section 89); adding a new section on formation of a safety committee (section 90a); adding a new section 94a entitled 'Residential Facility for Physically Challenged Workers'; compulsory group insurance (section 99); adding a new section 124a entitled 'Payment of dues including wages through conciliation'; adding a new section 140a entitled 'Special Power of the Government'; prohibition on deducting money to survivors of a worker who has died (section 155); provisions on social dialogue, trade unions and dispute resolution (sections 168, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 183, 187, 200, 202, 202a, 205, 211, 213, 214, and 215); employers and companies responsibilities (sections 232, 233, 234, 235, 236).
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
2006-10-11 (BGD-2006-L-76402)
Labour Act, 2006 (XLII of 2006).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Retail Council of Canada
Publisher
http://www.retailcouncil.org/
Country
Canada
URL
http://www.retailcouncil.org/
File
BGD94286 Eng.pdf (PDF of Unofficial English Translation of Amendment)