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(1) This Act may be called the Bangladesh labor Act, 2006.
(3) Save as otherwise specified elsewhere in this Act, it extends to the whole of Bangladesh.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), this Act shall not apply to the
(d) any institution, run for treatment, care or service of the sick, disabled, aged, destitute,
handicapped, orphan, abandoned woman or child or widow, but not run for profit or gain;
(e) shops or stalls in any public exhibition or show established for its own requirement which
(f) shops or stalls in any public fair or bazaar established for religious or charitable purposes;
(g) any educational, training or research institution1[run not for any profit or gain];
(h) any hostel, mess2[, hospital, clinic and diagnostic center] run not for any profit or gain;
(i) in the case of application of Chapter II, any shop or industrial or commercial establishment
owned and directly operated by the Government where the workers are governed by the conduct
(j) any worker whose recruitment and terms and conditions of service are governed by the Acts
or rules made under article 62, 79, 113 or 133 of the Constitution, but in the case of application
of Chapters XII, XIII and XIV, the workers employed in the following establishments shall not
(k) workers employed in an establishment mentioned in clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h),
but in the case of application of Chapters XII, XIII and XIV, the workers other than teachers,
(l) seamen, in the cases other than the case of application of Chapters XII, XIII and XIV;
(m) ocean going vessels, in the cases other than the case of the application of Chapter XVI;
(n) any agricultural farm where normally less than 3[five] workers work;
(o) domestic servants; and
(p) any establishment run by its owner with the aid of members of his family and where no
Conditions of service.
(1) In every establishment employment of workers and other matters incidental thereto shall be
regulated in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter: Provided that any establishment may
have its own service rules regulating employment of workers, but no such rules shall be less
favorable to any worker than the provisions of this Chapter1[:] 2[Provided further that the
establishments to which this Act does not apply shall not make any policy, rule or house policy
(2) The service rules mentioned in the proviso to sub-section (1) shall be submitted to the Chief
Inspector for approval by the employer of the establishment and the Chief Inspector shall, within
3[90 (ninety) days] of the receipt thereof, make such order as he deems fit.
(3) No service rules mentioned in sub-section (2) shall be effective except with the approval of
unless
(a) a certificate of fitness in the form prescribed by rules, and granted to him by a registered
(3) Nothing of sub-section (2) shall apply to the employment of any adolescent in any occupation
MATERNITY BENEFIT
(1) No employer shall knowingly engage a woman in his establishment during the 8 (eight)
(2) No woman shall work in any establishment during the 8 (eight) weeks immediately following
(3) No employer shall employ any woman for doing any work which is of an arduous nature or
which involves long hours of standing or which is likely to adversely affect her health, if
(a) he has reason to believe or if the woman has informed him that she is likely to deliver a child
(b) to the knowledge of the employer the woman has delivered a child within the preceding 10
(ten) weeks:
CHAPTER V
Cleanliness. Every establishment shall be kept clean and free from effluvia arising from any
(a) the dirt and refuge shall be removed daily by sweeping in a suitable manner from the floors,
(b) the floor of every work-room shall be washed at least once in every week and, if necessary,
(c) where any floor becomes wet in the course of any manufacturing process to such an extent
that drainage is required thereof, effective means of drainage shall be provided and maintained.
CHAPTER VI
SAFETY
(1) When it appears to an Inspector that any building, or any part thereof, or any road, machinery
dangerous to human life or safety, he may, by an order in writing, direct the employer to take
such measures as, in his opinion, are required to be taken, within such time as may be specified
(2) When it appears to an Inspector that the use of any building, or any part thereof or any road,
danger to human life or safety, he may, by an order in writing, address to the employer, prohibit
CHAPTER VII
SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO HEALTH, HYGIENE AND SAFETY
Dangerous operation. Where the Government is satisfied that any operation carried on in an
establishment exposes any person employed in it to a serious risk of bodily injury, poisoning or
disease, it may, by rules, make the following provisions for such establishment, namely:
(c) to provide for regular medical examination of persons employed in such operation and to
prohibit the employment of persons not certified to be fit for such employment;
CHAPTER VIII
WELFARE MEASURES
First-aid appliances.
(1) In every establishment, the first-aid box or cupboard equipped with the contents prescribed
(2) The number of such box or cupboard shall not be less than one for every 150 (one hundred
(3) Every first-aid box or cupboard shall be kept in charge of such a responsible person who is
trained in first-aid treatment, and who shall be available during all working hours of the
establishment.
CHAPTER IX
Provided that subject to the provisions of section 108, any such worker may work in an
establishment up to 10 (ten) hours also in a day. Interval for rest or meal. In an establishment, no
(a) work for more than 6 (six) hours in a day, unless he is given an interval of 1 (one) hour for
(b) work for more than 5 (five) hours in a day, unless he is given an interval of half an hour for
CHAPTER X
Chapter, "wages" means the wages as defined in section 2 (45), and also includes the following
dues, namely:
(a) any bonus or other additional remuneration payable under the terms of employment;
(c) any remuneration payable under order of any Court or any award or settlement between the
parties.