Bangladesh Government with support from ILO has launched online registration system for trade unions and trade union federations. The ILO said workers willing to register new unions can now also apply online. Alongside, paper-based submissions would also continue. Srinivas Reddy, ILO’s Country Director for Bangladesh said that the online system would bring more transparency and accountability in processing trade union registrations in the country. The labour rights groups, international buyers and the UN have been stressing on trade union formation in Bangladesh since 2013.
