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BTUC

Bangladesh Trade Union Centre

বাংলাদেশ ট্রেড ইউনিয়ন কেন্দ্র
Headquarters23/2 Topkhana Road
Dhaka
Location

Members

50,180 (2003)[1]

Key people

Wajedul Islam Khan, General Secretary
Shihidullah Chowdhury, President[2]
AffiliationsWFTU

The Bangladesh Trade Union Centre (BTUC) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ট্রেড ইউনিয়ন কেন্দ্র, Bānlādēśa ṭrēḍa i'uniẏana kēndra) is a national trade union federation in Bangladesh. It is affiliated internationally with the World Federation of Trade Unions.[3]

History[edit]

After a fire in a Keraniganj plastic factory in 2019, where 13 workers died of burns and 19 were heavily injured due to the factory building not having any emergency exits, BTUC General Secretary Wajedul Islam Khan demanded better compensation and government action to force factories to adhere to existing workplace safety standards.[4]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, BTUC organised human chains in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka, demanding rations of food for workers, health protections and the timely payment of wages.[5][6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kibria, Md. Gholam (2003). A Socio-Economic Study of Trade Union Movement in Bangladesh with Special Reference to Jute Industry. Darjeeling: University of North Bengal. p. 137.
  • ^ "WFTU Bangladesh chapter condemns US blockade against Cuba". New Age. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  • ^ Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). John Harper Publishing. 2005. p. 26. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
  • ^ "'Bring culprits to book'". The Daily Star. 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  • ^ "The World Federation of Trade unions expresses its solidarity to its members and the working class of Bangladesh" (Press release). WFTU. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  • ^ "Members of Bangladesh Trade Union Centre take out a procession". Daily Sun. 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  • ^ "The Demonstrations of the working class of Bangladesh continues!" (Press release). WFTU. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-12-05.

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