Bangladesh

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2022 Score

48

Score Increase

2020 Score

47

Rating

Total Lack of
Decent Work

Fair
Wages

60

Decent
Working Hours

100

Employment
Security

60

Family
Responsibilities

0

Maternity
at Work

40

Safe
Work

75

Social
Security

0

Fair
Treatment

20

Child &
Forced Labour

100

Trade
Union

25

1. Fair Wages
2. Decent Working Hours
3. Employment Security
4. Family Responsibilities
5. Maternity at Work
6. Safe Work
7. Social Security
8. Fair Treatment
9. Child & Forced Labour
10. Trade Union

Fair Wages

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country?No0§138-142, 148-149, 289(1) and 329 of the Labour Act 2006
Does the law require regular payment of wages?Yes1§120-125 of the Labour Act 2006
Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate?Yes1§108 of Labour Act 2006
Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day?Yes1§104 & 118(3) of the Labour Act 2006
Does the law require additional compensation for night work?No0§41(3), 106 & 109 of Labour Act 2006

Decent Working Hours

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower?Yes1§100, 102, 105, 108, 111, & 113 of Labour Act 2006; Rule 99 of the Labour Rules 2015
Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week?Yes1§102 of Labour Act 2006
Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours?Yes1§103 & 114 of Labour Act 2006
Does the law require paid public holidays?Yes1§118 & 119 of Labour Act 2006
Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave?Yes1§14, 115, 117 & 119 of the Labour Act 2006; §11 of the BEPZA Instruction No.1 Of 1989

Employment Security

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars?Yes1§5, 6(1), 7, 9 of the Labour Act 2006; Rule 19-20 of the Bangladesh Labour Rules, 2015
Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers?No0§4(1-7) of the Labour Act 2006
Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months?No0§4(8-9) of the Labour Act 2006
Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination?Yes1§20(1), 24 & 26 of the Labour Act 2006
Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service?Yes1§2(10), 16(7), 19, 20(3), 22(2) & 27(4) of the Labour Act 2006

Family Responsibilities

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require parental leave for parents?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers?No0§115 of Labour Act 2006)
Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require paid nursing breaks?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located

Maternity at Work

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment?No0No applicable legal prohibitions could be located
Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks?Yes1§45 & 47 of the Labour Act 2006
Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage?Yes1§46(1-2), 47(4-5) & 49 of the Labour Act 2006
Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system?No0§46(1-2), 47(4-5) & 49 of the Labour Act 2006
Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy?No0§37(e) of the Bangladesh Labour Rules 2015

Safe Work

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer?Yes1§78 and 330 of the Labour Act 2006; Rule 67 of the Bangladesh Labour Rules, 2015
Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues?Yes1§40(1b), 78a(3), 79(c) of the Labour Act 2006
Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child?Yes1§45(3), 94 & 109 of the Labour Act 2006; Rule 37 of the Bangladesh Labour Rules, 2015
Does the law provide for employment injury benefit?No0§150-151 of the Labour Act 2006

Social Security

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law provide for an old age pension?No0§28 of the Labour Act 2006
Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension?No0§19 of Labour Act 2006
Does the law provide for unemployment benefit?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located
Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness?No0§116 & 119 of the Labour Act 2006; Prescribed Leave Rules of 1959
Does the law provide for invalidity benefit?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located

Fair Treatment

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value?Yes1§345 of Labour Act 2006
Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment?No0§509 of the Bangladesh Penal Code, 1860
Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters?No0§19 & 27-29 of Constitution of Bangladesh, 1972; §195 of Labour Act 2006; §16 and 35 of the Persons with Disabilities Rights and Protection Act 2013
Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men?No0§19 & 40 of the Constitution of Bangladesh, 1972; §64, 79, 87 of Labour Act 2006; §68 of the Labour Rules 2015
Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers?No0No applicable legal provisions could be located

Child & Forced Labour

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law prohibit employment of children?Yes1§34 of the Labour Act 2006
Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age?Yes1Section 2 of the Primary Education (Compulsory) Act, 1990
Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years?Yes1§80 of the Children's Act 2013; §39-42 of Labour Act 2006 ; Rule 68 of the Labour Rules 2015
Does the law prohibit forced labour?Yes1§34 of Constitution; §370 & 374, Penal Code 1860; §3, 6, & 9, Human Trafficking Act, 2012

Trade Union

QuestionAnswerScoreLegal Basis
Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice?No0§38 of the Constitution of Bangladesh, 1972; §1(4), 175, 176-177, 195(d) of Labour Act 2006
Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions?Yes1§202 of Labour Act 2006; Bangladesh EPZ Labour Act, 2019
Does the law provide for the right to strike?No0§195(h), 211 & 294 of Labour Act 2006
Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers?No0§195(h) & 294 of Labour Act 2006; §115(g) & 155 of Bangladesh EPZ Labour Act, 2019