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15 Sep 2014, 1:03 pm by Taylor Gillan
Cabinet Secretary Muhammad Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan stated [AFP report]... [read post]
10 Sep 2014, 8:35 am
From 2005-2011 he served as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Business and Human Rights (and HERE). [read post]
16 May 2014, 5:35 am by Jane Chong
Yesterday the Times Editorial Board criticized the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal for seeking contempt charges against David Bergman, a Bangladesh-based British journalist, after he questioned the court’s proceedings in his blog. [read post]
17 Feb 2014, 2:45 pm
Sharon Burrow, the General Secretary of ITUC said, "These standards are built on an old, discredited self-monitoring system which has failed in the past in Bangladesh and other countries, where thousands of workers have died." [read post]
30 Jan 2014, 10:15 am by Ritika Singh
Kathryn Alexeeff writes in Foreign Policy about instability in Bangladesh, where months of political violence leading up to the national election have not abated, and could spiral into a military coup or a civil war. [read post]
6 Jan 2014, 8:30 pm
., The most successful serious attempt to bridge this divide in recent years has centered on the work of John Ruggie, who as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General oversaw a long process leading to the creation of a set of Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights endorsed by the U. [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 11:14 am by Ritika Singh
Bangladesh is holding elections in early January; the BBC informs us that the military has been deployed in many provinces to prevent political violence ahead of the day. [read post]
13 Dec 2013, 8:28 am by Peter Snyder
[JURIST] The Bangladesh government on Thursday executed Abdul Quader Mullah [JURIST news archive], Assistant Secretary General of the opposition Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) [official website; Global Security backgrounder] party. [read post]
9 Dec 2013, 11:28 am by Lauren Laing
[JURIST] Two UN human rights experts on Monday urged [press release] the Bangladesh government to halt the execution of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) [party website; GlobalSecurity backgrounder] Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Mollah, based on concerns that he did not receive a fair trial. [read post]
9 Dec 2013, 5:28 am by Jon Gelman
But for officials who have tried to get a grip on the problem, “a tragedy is always just around the corner,” said Stefano Bellandi, the local secretary for the CISL, one of Italy’s main unions. [read post]
26 Nov 2013, 7:07 am by Ryan Scoville
Japan has warned that the ADIZ creates a risk of “unpredictable events,” while Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said that they are “deeply concerned” about China’s announcement and committed to defending Japan. [read post]
12 Oct 2013, 4:29 am by Jon Gelman
UNI Global Union General Secretary Philip Jennings said, The Bangladesh Accord, by bringing together industry and trade unions, will help to ensure that long-overdue safety improvements are made. [read post]
22 Sep 2013, 6:23 am by Jon Gelman
[Click here to see the rest of this post] Related articles Bangladesh Building Collapse Highlights Need for Safety Inspections (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) Doing Business in Bangladesh (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) Workers compensation rates to decline in Oregon in 2014 (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) Report Recommends Raising Workers' Compensation Premiums (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) Workers' Compensation Benefits, Employer Costs Rise… [read post]
5 Aug 2013, 9:54 am by Raffaela Wakeman
We’re not the only ones closing diplomatic posts this week: Canada is shuttering its embassy in Bangladesh, as the Journal’s Karen Johnson tells us. [read post]
29 May 2013, 12:11 am by Jon Gelman
David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor of the Occupational ... [read post]
20 May 2013, 4:23 am by Jon Gelman
  The signatories to this Agreement agree to establish a fire and building safety program in  Bangladesh for a period of five years. [read post]
30 Apr 2013, 8:38 am by Howard Friedman
Finally the Report reviews 7 other countries and regions that USCIRF is monitoring because of religious freedom concerns-- Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Ethiopia, Turkey, Venezuela, and Western Europe. [read post]
23 Apr 2013, 8:38 pm by admin
The trials in Bangladesh, however, have been a due process nightmare. [read post]
23 Apr 2013, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
USCIRF wants the U.S. to  question violations of religious freedom and human rights in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Bangladesh. [read post]
15 Apr 2013, 7:56 am by INFORRM
The round up is back, following a break over Easter. [read post]