Reasons of Labor Conflict at industries.

I worked for “Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA)” under the project ''Institutional Strengthening of BEPZA, BOI, PC & BSCIC'' (ISBBPB) funded by International Development Agency and Government of Bangladesh (GOB). My task included to assist Project Director (Chief Accounts & Finance Officer), overall aspects of the project accounts, Coordinate and prepare quarterly financial report, annual financial report, work plans, quarterly budget, annual budget, and monthly progress report as per Ministry of Finance (MOF), Planning Commission, Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation Division (IMED) and Economic Relations Division (ERD). Ensure yearly budget allocation to enlist with Annual Development Program (ADP). 

  

During June 2005 to August 2007 my job with BEPZA, I was deputed at Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) for half a year as Counselor and work under Industry Relation (IR) Department. My responsibilities were to improve workers morale and motivate workers for learning factory’s rules and regulation, working environments, job responsibilities, awareness against fire accident and social awareness and ensure human rights & legal rights as per BEPZA Instructions 1& 2 and labor law.

At that time face several labor conflicts and take several initiatives to minimize the conflicts. Here I would like to share my practical experience and cause of worker unrest/ labor conflicts.

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Recommendation for reduce labor conflicts.

To me following steps should take immediately.  

-       Strengthen HR department.

-       Recruitment policy need to introduce (e.g. worker CV verification, police verification etc.)

-       Labor handbook with illustration. (e.g. template for application/ dispute dairy/ health certification/ emergency location notification etc.)  

-       Weekly training session department wise/ section wise (on health, social awareness, morality, productivity, use of fire extinguisher etc.)

-       Monthly Q & A session between workers and management department/ section wise.

-       Introduce worker association/ welfare committee/ participation committee etc.

-       Arrange program/ events for entertainment ( movies/ drama on life style of a factory worker, social protection of women worker, role of worker in development)

 Like above initiatives we may take several role to reduce labor unrest. Which help to change worker morality and bring positive impact to society?