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Submission of the Labor Reform Commission’s Report to the Honorable Chief Adviser

The report of the Labor Reform Commission was handed over to the Honorable Chief Adviser, Dr. Muhammad Yunus on 21 April, 2025. The Commission was led by Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed, Chief of the Commission and Executive Director, Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS).

The government of Bangladesh formed five new reform commissions, including the Labour Reform Commission (LRC), on November 17, 2024. The mandate of the Commission was to safeguard labor rights while ensuring the well-being of workers

The Commission included distinguished representatives from labor, employers, and civil society:

Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed (chief), Executive Director of Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) and Chairperson of Labour Reform Commission (LRC)

Razekuzzaman Ratan, President, NCCWE and Member, Labour Reform Commission (LRC)

Anwar Hossain, President of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal

Ariful Islam, Media Activist

Dr. Ananya Raihan, CEO of iSocial

Farooq Ahmed Secretary General and CEO of Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF)

ANM Saif Uddin, Member of Coordination Committee of BGMEA

Fazle Shamim Ehsan, Managing Director of Fatullah Appearls Limited

Syed Nasim Manzur, Managing Director of Apex Footware Limited

Barrister Nihad Kabir, Senior Partner at Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed & Associates

Mostafa Al Hossain Akil, Student Member of Labour Reform Commission

Taslima Akhter, Photographer and Labour Movement Organizer

Md. Shakil Akhter Chowdhury, General Secretary of Bangladesh Labour Federation (BLF)

Kamran T Rahman, Former President of Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF)

Advocate AKM Nasim, Former President of Bangladesh Labour Court Bar Association and Country Program Director of Solidarity Centre – Bangladesh

Tapan Dutta, President of the Chattogram divisional committee of the Bangladesh Trade Union Centre

Dr Jakir Hossain, Professor at the Institute of Bangladesh Studies at Rajshahi University

Dr Mahfuzul Haque, Former Secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change