US expects next govt to reform labor laws for EPZs at int’l standard
Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) said that the next government of Bangladesh should act quickly to reform the existing legal framework, including labor laws for Export Processing Zones, and bring it into conformity with international labor standards.
Senator Robert Menendez issued a committee report on Friday in Washington on safeguarding and advancing gains in labor rights for Bangladesh’s garment workers.
The government of Bangladesh and BGMEA should immediately develop and...