Bangladesh as a small country located to the North-East of India, which surrounds it, consideration to geographic location. Characteristics of the workforce. Familiarity with the legal system of Bangladesh. Familiarity with the activities of Grameen Bank.
Employment Relations of Bangladesh Overview Bangladesh is a small country, located North-East of India, which surrounds it. Bangladesh borders India in the West, North, and East. It also borders to Burma in the South-East and its South coast is located at the Indian Ocean. Bangladesh is 130,200 km? big and has a population of 123,633 million people (2000). The capital of Bangladesh is Dhaka. The majority of Bangladesh’s countryside is lowland at the bottom end of the Ganga and Brahmputra. Mountains can only be found in the East and South-East of the country. The climate is subtropical to tropical Monsun-climate. 98% of the population are Bengals. The other minorities are Bihari and some mountain tribes. Bangladesh is one of the thickest populated countries in the world which can hardly cope with the annual economical and social growth of 3%. The state religion is Islam. 1.Labour and Unions The labour force in 1998 was estimated at about 64 million workers. 11% of the civilian labour force was employed in the industrial sector, 63% in agriculture, 26% in the service industry in 1996. It is not possible to rely on statistics because of a huge unreported black market. The unemployment rate in 2001 was at about 35%. The structure of the labour market and the role of unions in Bangladesh are can be compared to those in other South Asia countries. Bangladesh has three types of labour markets: formal, rural informal, and urban informal. The formal labour market is characterized by a contractual relationship between the employer and the employee and supported by labour laws and regulations that protect workers, such as minimum wages, allowances, and limitations on the employer’s ability to fire his workers. The other types of labour markets are not covered by any labour regulations. The informal sector dominates the labour market surface. In 1991, 47,2 % of the labour force were classified as unpaid family workers, 15,4% were self-employed, 13,9% were classified as casual workers (day labourers), and only 11,7% had regular full time wage employment.
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