Staff Reporter :
The High Court (HC) on Thursday issued a rule upon the government to explain in two weeks as to why it should not be directed to take legal action against Chevron as the company didn’t pay the due part of the profit to its
employees according to provision of Labour Law. The High Court bench of Justice Quamrul Islam Siddique and Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif passed the order after hearing a writ petition filed by 531 labours and officers of the company.
They submitted the petition praying to the HC for directing the government to take necessary action against the Chevron for not giving the part of the profit to them since 2006.
Petitioners’ counsel Barrister Omar Sadat told the reporters that the company is supposed to give 0.5 percent of its total profit to the workers and officials under the Labour Act 2006.
The law also permitted the government to take legal action against the company for not giving the part of the profit to the officials and workers, he also said.
Chevron is yet to give any part of the profit to its officials and workers, he added.
Labour Secretary, Secretary of Energy, Power and Mineral Resources Ministry, Inspector General of Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments, Chairman of Board of Investment, Chairman of Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) and Chevron Bangladesh Block 12 and 13 have been made respondent to the rule.
The High Court (HC) on Thursday issued a rule upon the government to explain in two weeks as to why it should not be directed to take legal action against Chevron as the company didn’t pay the due part of the profit to its
employees according to provision of Labour Law. The High Court bench of Justice Quamrul Islam Siddique and Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif passed the order after hearing a writ petition filed by 531 labours and officers of the company.
They submitted the petition praying to the HC for directing the government to take necessary action against the Chevron for not giving the part of the profit to them since 2006.
Petitioners’ counsel Barrister Omar Sadat told the reporters that the company is supposed to give 0.5 percent of its total profit to the workers and officials under the Labour Act 2006.
The law also permitted the government to take legal action against the company for not giving the part of the profit to the officials and workers, he also said.
Chevron is yet to give any part of the profit to its officials and workers, he added.
Labour Secretary, Secretary of Energy, Power and Mineral Resources Ministry, Inspector General of Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments, Chairman of Board of Investment, Chairman of Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) and Chevron Bangladesh Block 12 and 13 have been made respondent to the rule.
