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In the last week, he was unable to fully open his shop. Even if I opened for some time, dodging police, there were no customers, he said, adding that he is now empty-handed.
Hailing from Monohorgonj of Cumilla, Hossain recalled the lockdown last year when he went back to his village and was jobless for two months. We are a family of 11 and had to take loan from others. We got no help from the government. We heard that the government gave relief, but we didn t see that, Hossain said in frustration.
Like Hossain, some other hawkers in Farmgate also tried to open their shops dodging the police yesterday.
16m become new poor in Bangladesh
SMEs worst victim of job losses due to pandemic
Where has all the cash for the poor gone? Photo: Sk Enamul Haq Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Over 3 percent of the labour force lost jobs while 16.38 million people became new poor amid the pandemic, according to a new study.
The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and informal sectors saw the highest number of job losses, it said.
Between March and September, last year, some 0.4 million migrant workers lost their jobs, added the report titled Recovery of the Labour Market during Covid-19: Role of Trade Union.
Experts for conducting dialogues to recover labour market during COVID-19
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DHAKA, April 17,2021 (BSS) – Experts at an virtual dialogue today said, after the profound impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy, particularly on the world of work during the first half of 2020, a significant part since then has been struggling for rebounding and recovery.
The major struggle has been confronted by different worker groups, including regular, temporary workers and particularly those self-employed and involved in MSMEs, commerce, tourism and other informal sectors.
To this end, trade union policy strategy should focus on the world of work, particularly highlighting the workers of those who are organised and unorganised and effective social dialogues will be the key for recovery of the labour market during COVID-19, they opined.
Country Director, ILO, Bangladesh
The ILO Convention Eliminating Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (C190) and its accompanying Recommendation (R206) went through a long process and it culminated in the adoption of the convention in the ILO Centenary Conference in 2019. The Bangladesh government voted in favour of the adoption of the Convention C190 and Recommendation R206 and we are optimistic about the ratification of C190 by the government of Bangladesh. Workers and Employers organisation need to engage to discuss the convention s ratification and figure out how it can be integrated into the national system through legislation to improve practices in addressing workplace violence and harassment.. Without addressing issues around violence and harassment, including GBV in the world of work, it is impossible to achieve the Decent Work Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).