Seven labour courts, and the only labour Appellate Tribunal in the country, are burdened with a backlog of 17,608 cases, sources said. A total of 1,047 cases remain pending with the Appellate tribunal; 4,576 in Dhaka First Labour Court; 5,263 in Dhaka Second Court; 4,005 in Dhaka Third Court; 1,510 in Chittagong First Court; 578 in Chittagong Second Court; 214 in Khulna Labour Court and 415 in Rajshahi Labour Court. Just like Mina and Hashem, thousands of workers face sufferings due to delay in disposal of cases at the labour court. Although the country’s employed people are over 6 crore, only seven labour courts are now dealing the cases of workers across the country. She said a worker needs a whole day’s leave from the employer to attend a hearing in a labour court, which is not possible most of the time.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 01, 2019 15:33 UTC