Workplace deaths in Bangladesh in 2017 (Including Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation Act and Rules) Published by Supported by Promoting Safety, Enforcing Rights Workplace deaths in Bangladesh in 2017 (Including Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation Act and Rules) Published by Safety and Rights Society 14/23 Babor Road (4th floor), Block B Mohammadpur, Dhaka 1207 Tel: +88 02 - 9119903-4, Mobile: 01974 666 890 Web: www.safetyandrights.org Email:
[email protected] Date of Publication March 2018 Copyright Safety and Rights Society ISBN: 978-984-34-4377-9 Printed by Chowdhury Printers and Supply ii Foreword Like previous years, Safety and Rights Society (SRS) has conducted a yearly survey on workplace deaths - the seventh in the series. The present report includes information on workplace deaths (as well as injuries that took place in the same incident that resulted in the deaths) throughout 2017 by monitoring 26 newspapers (15 national and 11 regional). A number of the media reports on workplace accidents have also been subject to on-site investigations as part of our work on assisting families obtains compensation. This publication also contains the Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation Act 2006 and The Rules 2010 including amendment which we hope will be useful for the workers and their families and also for those working for ensuring workers’ rights in Bangladesh. We realize that many workers die from other means - on the way to seeking work, in politi- cal protests or in house fires etc – but these are not related to their work and so are not in- cluded in this report. This report also does not include Bangladesh workers who die outside the country.