Department of Labour () is a Bangladesh government regulatory agency under the Ministry of Labour and Employment responsible for regulating the labour market in Bangladesh. Goutom Kumar is the director general of the Department of Labour.

History

Directorate of Labour was established in 1931 by the

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was him ...

government and was upgraded in 1958 by the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the four provinces, two autonomous territorie ...

. The directorate was upgrade to a department in 2017. The department has the authority to register unions in Bangladesh and its decisions can be challenged at the Labour Appellate Tribunal.

References

1931 establishments in India Organisations based in Dhaka Government agencies of Bangladesh Government departments of Bangladesh Ministry of Labour and Employment (Bangladesh) {{Bangladesh-org-stub