Role of bepza for development of economy in bangladesh

1. Role of BEPZA for development of economy in Bangladesh
BEPZA-(BangladeshExport Processing Zones Authority)
Introduction:
In orderto stimulate rapideconomicgrowthof the country,particularly
throughindustrialization,the governmenthasadoptedan 'OpenDoor Policy'toattract foreign
investmenttoBangladesh. The BEPZA isthe official organof the governmenttopromote, attractand
facilitate foreigninvestmentinthe EPZs. Besides,BEPZA asthe competentAuthorityperforms
inspection&supervisionof the compliancesof the enterprisesrelatedtosocial & environmentalissues,
safety& securityatwork place inorderto maintainharmoniouslabour-management&industrial
relationsinEPZs.The primaryobjective of anEPZis to provide special areaswherepotential investors
wouldfindacongenial investmentclimate freefromcumbersomeprocedures.
Following an Act of Parliament in 1980, the first EPZ of the country was established
in CHITTAGONG in 1983. The second one started operations in 1993 at SAVAR near Dhaka.
Chairman: Major General Mohd Habibur Rahman Khan, ndc, psc
No. of zone:
Adamjee Export Processing Zone, Siddhirganj, Narayanganj
Chittagong Export Processing Zone, South
Halishahar, Chittagong
Comilla Export Processing Zone, Comilla
Dhaka Export Processing Zone, Savar, Dhaka
Ishwardi Export Processing Zone, Ishwardi, Pabna
Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone, North Patenga, Chittagong

2. Mongla Export Processing Zone, Mongla, Bagerhat
Uttara Export Processing Zone, Nilphamari
499 investor from 30 counrty
At a glace achieves of BEPZA:
BEPZA started its journey with one EPZ as “New Horizon” and gradually flourished eight EPZs with the
fame as “Asia’s Low Cost Production Base”. BEPZA is well known as a success icon in the country in
terms of investment friendly industrial enclave and Bangladesh EPZs are prominently known as Bonanza
for the Investors.
Eight EPZs consists of only 2307.27 acres of land. From this very little area,BEPZA is contributing a
huge impact in the economy of Bangladesh. More than 420,000 of workforces are working within the tiny
piece of land and contributing over 18% to the total national export.
We obtained 129.55% growth in investment, 155.95% in export and 112.30% in employment from 2009-
14 with compared to 2003-08. So far, Bangladesh EPZs gained investment about US$ 3.6 billion. Export
from these EPZs reached over US$ 46 billion. I am very glad that BEPZA is so far on the right track to
achieve its target.
Industry in EPZ under BEPZA:
Garments
Power Industry
Miscellaneous
Textile
Tent
Service Oriented Industrie
Leather
Plastic goods
Metal Products
Paper Products

3. Agro
Furniture etc
What are the various for not implementing trade Unions
in RMG industry?
Trade Union:
Trade Union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve
common goals such as protecting the integrity of its trade, achieving higher pay,
increasing the number of employees an employer hires, and better working
conditions. It’s a group of employees in a particular sector, whose aim is to
negotiate with employees overpay, job security, working hours, etc. using the
collective power of the members.
Some Authors definitions are given below
“Trade union is a continuous association of wage earners for the purposeof
maintaining and improving the conditions of their working lives.”
-Sydney & Webb
Industrial action:
Trade unions may enforce strikes or resistance to lockouts in furtherance of
particular goals.
Industrial Federation: It isthe bodyof unionsfromthe same industrial sector.Itdealswith
commonproblemsanddemandsof the sector.Basicunionswithinthe sectorare itsmembers.

4. BANGLADESH TEXTILE & GARMENT WORKERS LEAGUE
Membership
Potential membership : 57,100
Actual membership : 52,800
Thereof women : 17,277
Baseline information on membership
Textile: Male : 29,120 Female : 1,605
Garments: Male : 6,403 Female : 14,147
Home workers: Male : - Female : 1,525
Gender distribution in decision-making structure (female Percentage)
Federal level 16%
Union level 10%
Branch level 3% – 5%
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Trade unions in Bangladesh and its impact
Limitations
In Bangladesh Trade Unions have a lot of unavoidable problems. These are

5. 1. Lack of consciousness:Trade union are not actually completely aware about
employees legal rights and duties.
2. Lack of Unity: In Bangladesh trade unions are separated for political influence.
3. Lack of knowledge: The workers of Bangladesh don’thave enough knowledge
about their rights and duties.
4. Political influence: In Bangladesh, trade unions work a part of political parties
not as a free right saving association.
5. Division of trade union: Bangladesh is a country where every organization has
more trade unions in name only. The overall productivity got down.
Problems of trade unions in Bangladesh
The shortcomings or the weakness of the trade union movement in Bangladesh are
as follows:
1. Lack of Balanced Growth
Trade unions are often associated with big industrial houses. A vast majority of the
working population is without any union backing..
2. Low Membership
Trade unions, with the exception of few have low membership. This is because
many employees are not willing to join unions although they are ready to enjoy the
benefits arising out of the union actions.
3. Poorfinancial Position
Low membership is one of the reasons for the poorfinancial position of the unions.
Moreover, the subscription payable by every member is kept low.
4. Political Control
Most popular trade unions in Bangladesh are affiliated to certain political parties.

6. 5. Multiplicity of Unions
Often there exists more than one union within the same industry each backed by a
political party.
6. Inter-Union Rivalry
The existence of many unions within a particular industry paves way for what is
called inter-union rivalry.
7. Lack of able Leaders
Another barrier to the growth of trade unions is the lack of able leaders. Some
union leaders give a strike call even for petty problems that can easily be resolved
through talks. On the other hand, there are leaders who have secret pact with the
management. They get bribes from the government and work against the interests
of the employees
8. Lack of Recognition
Most management is not prepared to recognize trade unions. This happens because
of any of the following reason.
The indifferent attitude of the employees themselves towards trade unions.
9. Opposition from Employers
Apart from the fact that most employers are not prepared to recognize trade unions,
they also do not let their employees from a unionThe employers fail to understand
that the union enables the employees to express their grievances in a democratic
manner and can also be used as a means of promoting better labor management
relationships.
. Lack of awareness about trade unions: Most of our Bangladeshi industrial
workers come from the rural area and approximately maximum of them have a
very low educational background or none. So they don’twell understand that what
are trade union for and how can they achieve their legal right by trade union.

7. 10. Indifferent Attitude of the Members
Union leaders alone cannot be blamed for the weakness of the trade union
movement. The indifferent attitude of the members of certain unions is also a
barrier. Some members do not even make a prompt payment of the subscription
amount.
Prospects oftrade unions in Bangladesh
The experts discussed the problems and prospectsofthe trade unions in
Bangladesh
Todaythere’re trade union activities of Bangladesh where the politicians,
representatives of the state apparatus, MPs, the businessmen and journalists
gathered under the auspices of the discussion.