Speakers at a roundtable urged the owners and the workers to have a clear understanding about Labour Law to apply it effectively for making easier the formation of Tripartite Consultative Council (TCC) between owners, workers and government, reports BSS. They said if the formation of TCC comes true, main problems between owners and workers such as wages, working hour, workplace safety and social security could be solved effectively. Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) with the support of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) organized the roundtable “Formulation of Tripartite Consultative Council in RMG Sector: Scope and Challenges, Role of Stakeholders” at Daily Star Auditorium on Tuesday, said a press release today. Sharing the present experiences, leaders from different workers organizations opined, it is not possible to mitigate the problems only by forming TCC, because the committee gives suggestion and create proximity. They could help the government to moderate the debate but these organizations are not empowered in decision-making and implementation-level. Labour and Employment secretary Mikail Shipar was present at roundtable as the chief guest with Jatiya Sramik League President and BILS Vice Chairman Shukkur Mahmood in the chair. BILS Executive Director Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmmed moderated it. Ministries officials, BGMEA and BKMEA representatives, leaders of BILS affiliated and SKOP affiliated National TU Federations, representatives of employers committees, experts, academicians and representatives of RMG industry affiliated national and international organizations were present on the occasion.
