UNB, Dhaka :
A telephone helpline for workers to make and resolve their grievances relating to workplace safety or workers’
rights was launched in Bangladesh on Sunday.
The helpline — 0800 44 55 000 — will be run by the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) and has been established with support from the International
Labour Organization (ILO) and the Norwegian government.
Calls received by the helpline will be logged and forwarded to either DIFE, the Fire Service and Civil Defence Department or the Directorate of Labour to deal with. The caller will then be contacted with a response.
In the initial phase, the helpline will target readymade garment workers in Ashulia area. Should it prove successful it will be promoted to workers nationwide.
Speaking at the launch Country Director ILO Srinivas B Reddy said, “Over the last two years, unprecedented efforts have been made to enhance workplace safety and improve workers’ rights in the ready-made garment sector in Bangladesh.
A telephone helpline for workers to make and resolve their grievances relating to workplace safety or workers’
rights was launched in Bangladesh on Sunday.
The helpline — 0800 44 55 000 — will be run by the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) and has been established with support from the International
Labour Organization (ILO) and the Norwegian government.
Calls received by the helpline will be logged and forwarded to either DIFE, the Fire Service and Civil Defence Department or the Directorate of Labour to deal with. The caller will then be contacted with a response.
In the initial phase, the helpline will target readymade garment workers in Ashulia area. Should it prove successful it will be promoted to workers nationwide.
Speaking at the launch Country Director ILO Srinivas B Reddy said, “Over the last two years, unprecedented efforts have been made to enhance workplace safety and improve workers’ rights in the ready-made garment sector in Bangladesh.
