The ITUC Global Rights Index 2017 has ranked Bangladesh among 10 countries from the bottom in the world for workers’ rights.
The report, published by International Trade Union Confederation on June 13, said that the number of countries experiencing physical violence and threats against workers rose by 10 per cent (from 52 to 59 countries among), including Colombia, Egypt, Guatemala, Indonesia and Ukraine in just one
year.
The ITUC Global Rights Index 2017 ranked 139 countries against 97 internationally recognised indicators of workers’ rights.
The report said that trade unionists were killed in 11 countries, including Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Mauritania, Mexico, …read more
Source: The Bangladesh Chronicle
