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Compliance with Labour Law in the Fish Farming Industry in Bangladesh: an Empirical Analysis

Syed Robayet Ferdous
Assistant Professor & Head, Centre for Legal Research (CLR), Department of Law & Justice, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Nanda Dulal Bhattacharjee Dr.
Consultant, B. N. Dulal & Associate, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Importance: Bangladesh fish farming sector contributes significantly to the national economy. But this industry is in global attention due to some key reasons. The welfare of labour in the fish farming sector has neglected because employers do not follow the existing labour law. They are abused in many aspects. As a result, its affected workers' mind, decrease work efficiency and reduce export market which has led to the loss of revenue in Bangladesh. Research Question: Thus, the research question has set: a) Does the application of labour law influence the fish farming workers' mind? b) To what extent have the Bangladesh labour law been executed in the fish farming industry in Bangladesh? Methodology: The 132 data collected through a structured questionnaire from fish farming workers in different fish cultivating farms in three specific areas in Bangladesh. A convenient sampling technique has followed for collecting data. Focus Group Discussion (FGD) conducted to capture the necessary qualitative information about workers perception which has not covered by the structured questionnaire. The survey conducted between June 2017 to July 2017. Findings & Suggestion: The survey shows that the labour law scarcely follows in the fish farming industry in Bangladesh. Workers of the fish farming industries opined that they are not satisfied due to non-compliance with labour law in the fish farming sector in Bangladesh. However, they opine that they will be satisfied if the labour law is applied in the fish farming industry in Bangladesh. Therefore, the study suggests to employers and different stakeholders to follow the existing labour law. The study also suggests to the government to develop a monitoring cell, to compel employers and stakeholders to follow the labour law in Bangladesh.

Keywords: Fish farming industry, Labour, Labour Law, Compliance, Labour Satisfaction, Bangladesh

Location: Centre for Legal Research (CLR), Department of Law & Justice, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-06-2017

End Date: 00-07-2017

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Fish

Objectives:

a) Does the application of labour law influence the fish farming workers' mind? b) To what extent have the Bangladesh Labour Code been executed in the fish farming industry in Bangladesh?

Methodology:

The area of the study is the fish farming sector, and the population of the study is the fish farming worker in Bangladesh. There is no complete list of fish farming workers. Thus, a convenient sampling technique has followed for collecting data. For the empirical part of the study, 132 data collected through a structured questionnaire from fish farming workers in different fish cultivating farms in three specific areas such as Khulna, Satkhira, and Bagerhat in the South Western part of Bangladesh. Focus Group Discussion (FGD) conducted to capture the necessary qualitative information about workers' perception which has not covered by the structured questionnaire. There are twenty-four questions divided into four parts in the structured questionnaire such as pecuniary facilities of the fish farming labour included wage, bonus, increment etc.; non-pecuniary facilities included appointment procedures, job security, retrenchment etc.; working hours and leave facilities included daily working hours, festival leaves, weekly holiday etc., and safety and compensation facilities of the fish farming labour comprises in the structured questionnaire to find out the answer of the research objectives, and three more general questions have been asked to the respondents to find out the impact of the application of labour law in the fish farming industries in Bangladesh. This questionnaire included various statements. Perceptions of workers measured by the response of interviewees to the particular comment at a 5-Point Likert Scale. Point 5 indicates strongly agree; on the contrary point, 1 means strongly disagree with the statement.

Source of Information: Financial Markets, Institutions and Risks, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2018

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Achievement/Findings:

Having said all of the four heading such as pecuniary items (salary, bonus, early increment, payment for overtime, and provident fund and gratuity), non-pecuniary items (job security, appointment procedure, flexibility, working environment and awareness programme), safety and compensation items (compensation for accident, compensation for instant retrenchment, sufficient level of compensation, payment of compensation without unnecessary delay, the heath and skin safety of labour and prior initiative to protect workers’ health and skins), and working hour and holiday items (festival holiday, weekly holiday, additional holiday for working in a festival day, 24 consecutive hours holiday after nightshift, and daily working hours such as regular working hours and overtime working hours) are scarcely apply labour law at the fish farming sector in Bangladesh. FGD reveals that the worker in the fish farming sector is mostly illiterate, they do not know their labour rights. Some of those know a few labour rights, they also opine they have attached to this profession, and they have no alternative option to switch their job. They request to develop an awareness programme regarding their labour legitimate rights. Therefore, this study suggests that the Labour Code should include an appropriate punishment provision for not arranging awareness programme in this labour industry. Participants of the FGD, claims that government do not concentrate on this sector, even though this sector contributes a lot to the national economy. Along with the FGD, the study suggests developing different monitoring cell to follow the compliance level of labour law in the fish farming sector in Bangladesh. To make the domestic Labour Code effective, the study also suggests ensuring decent work, occupational safety, operational working hours and leave policy and comprehensive compensation services within the general framework of rights of labour.

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