DHAKA, May 12, 2024 (BSS) – Law, Justice and
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today
said discussion with International Labour
Organization (ILO) is going on regarding the
amendment of Bangladesh’s labour act, on 41
points.
 
“We are holding discussion with ILO on 41 points
to amend the labour act. Of those, we talked
about 17 points today during our around two-and-
a-half-hour discussion. We will hold discussion
tomorrow on remaining 24 points,” the minister
told newsmen after coming out of his meeting with
ILO delegation at the ministry this afternoon.
 
Anisul said during today’s meeting, ILO gave some
advices on amendment of Bangladesh’s labour
act, adding, “We are holding discussion on how
much those advices are logical for our country’s
interest. Detailed discussion is going on, which of
those advices would be acceptable to us and
which wouldn’t be.”
 
Replying question on whether the discussion was
satisfactory, the law minister said that there were
some topics, which were certainly satisfactory as
the discussion was held in detail. He said the
meeting would be held tomorrow as well, starting
from 11.30 am.
 
A six-member ILO delegation led by its country
office director Tuomo Poutiainen joined the
discussion, while Law and Justice Division
Secretary Md Golam Sarwar and Labour and
Employment Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain, were
present at the meeting, among others.