Department of Labour (Bangladesh)

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Department of Labour ({{Langx|bn|শ্রম অধিদপ্তর}}) is a Bangladesh government regulatory agency under the Ministry of Labour and Employment responsible for regulating the labour market in Bangladesh. Goutom Kumar is the director general of the Department of Labour.{{Cite web |title=Department of Labour |url=http://www.dol.gov.bd/ |website=Department of Labour |access-date=9 April 2021}}

History

Directorate of Labour was established in 1931 by the British Raj government and was upgraded in 1958 by the Government of Pakistan.{{cite web |script-title=bn:ইতিহাস|trans-title=History |url=http://www.dol.gov.bd/site/page/cb9efd21-0b81-4a39-9e17-ec065912f164/- |website=Department of Labour |language=bn |access-date=30 July 2019}} The directorate was upgrade to a department in 2017.{{cite news |last1=Haque |first1=Moinul |title=Directorate of labour upgraded to department |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/29304/directorate-of-labour-upgraded-to-department |work=New Age |date=27 November 2017 |language=en}}

The department has the authority to register unions in Bangladesh and its decisions can be challenged at the Labour Appellate Tribunal.{{cite news |title=GP staff protest union registration delay |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/business/gp-staff-protest-union-registration-delay-1526173 |access-date=30 July 2019 |work=The Daily Star |date=28 January 2018 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=HC declares BIWTA Sramik Karmachari Union illegal |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/hc-declares-biwta-sramik-karmachari-union-illegal-1713910 |access-date=30 July 2019 |work=The Daily Star |date=12 March 2019 |language=en}}

References

Category:1931 establishments in India

Category:Organisations based in Dhaka

Category:Government agencies of Bangladesh

Category:Government departments of Bangladesh

Category:Ministry of Labour and Employment (Bangladesh)