Bangladesh
Regressive laws
Obstacles to union formation
Brutal repression of strikes
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Each year we rate countries depending on their compliance with collective labour rights and document violations by governments and employers of internationally recognised rights. These are the ten worst countries for working people.
How does your country rate?
Regressive laws
Obstacles to union formation
Brutal repression of strikes
Repression of strikes and assemblies
Arbitrary arrests
Obstacles to union registration
Murders
Repression of strikes
Collective bargaining undermined
Murders and impunity
Union-busting and dismissals
Severe obstacles to union registration
Prosecution of strikers
Union-busting and dismissals
Violence
Union-busting and dismissals
Collective bargaining undermined
Brutal repression of strikes and protests
Arbitrary arrests
Repressive laws
Violence and murders
Arbitrary arrests
State repression
Brutal repression of strikes
Union-busting
State repression
Arrests during strikes
Violence
Across five regions you can see violations of workers’ rights in law and practice. The Middle East and North Africa is the worst region for working people in 2021.
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