Bangladesh

Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), this Act shall not apply to-
(a) Offices of or under the Government;
(b) Security printing press;
(c) Ordnance factories;
(d) establishments for the treatment or care of the sick, infirm, aged, destitute, mentally disabled,
orphan, abandoned child, widow or deserted woman, which are not run for profit or gains;
(e) Shops or stalls in any public exhibition or show which deal in retail trade and which is
subsidiary or to the purpose of such exhibition or show;
(f) Shops or stalls in any public fair or bazaar for religious or charitable purpose;
(g) Educational, training and research institutions;
(h) Hostels and messes not maintained for profit or gains;
(i) In respect of chapter, ii, any shop, commercial establishment or industrial establishment owned and directly managed by the government where the workers are governed by conduct rules applicable to government servants;
(j) workers whose recruitments and terms and conditions of service are governed by laws or rules made under article 62, 79, 113, or 133 of the constitution, except, for the purposes of chapters XII, XIII and XIV workers employed by the-
(i) Railway Department
(ii) Posts, Telegraph and Telephone Departments,
(iii) Roads and highways Department, (iv) Public works Department, (v) Public Health Engineering
Department,
(vi) Bangladesh Government press.
(k) Workers employed in an establishment mentioned in clauses (b), (c) (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) but workers other than teachers, employed by any university shall not be subject to the restrictions except the purposes of chapters XII, XIII and XIV;
(l) Seamen, except for the purposes of chapters XII, XIII and XIV;
(m) Ocean going vessels, except for the purpose of chapter XVI;
(n) agricultural farms where less than ten workers are normally employed;
(o) domestic servants; and
(p) establishments run by the owner with the aid of members of his family and without employing any hired labour.
“175. Special definition of ‘worker’ : In this Chapter, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, ‘worker’ means a worker as defined in section 2 (LXXV), and includes, for the purpose of any proceedings under this Chapter in relation to an industrial dispute, a person who has been dismissed, discharged, retrenched, laid off or wither wise removed from employment in connection with or as a consequence of that dispute or whose dismissal, discharge, retrenchment,
lay off or removal has led to that dispute, but does not include a person employed as a member of the watch and ward or security staff or fire-fighting staff or confidential assistant or telex operator or fax operator or cypher assistant or any establishment.”