Right to Trade union in Bangladesh: A National and International Law Perspective

Abstract

The research primarily seeks to determine if the right to trade union of workers in Bangladesh is legally ensured. For this, at first, the research locates the obligations of Bangladesh and its commitment to ensuring workers right to trade union in the national level under the ratified international treaties. Then, critically analysing the national legal frameworks of Bangladesh concerning the right to trade union of workers identifies that the legal frameworks dealing with the right to trade union have notable incompatibilities with international legal frameworks such as ILO conventions. The research also considers relevant national and international case laws and the decision of the UN human rights committee in relation to the right to trade union of workers where necessary.