Evaluate and assses the national and sectoral wages and increase the minimum wages regularly increased through evaluation every three years and decent standards will be set.

Year
2025
Reform Domain
Labour Labour
Sub Domain
Wage
Source of Reform Proposals
Labour Reform Commission Report
Reform Proposed
Reform Proposed
Reform Initiated
Reform Initiated
Legal and Policy Framework
Legal and Policy Framework
Operationalisation
Operationalisation
Action Implementation
Action Implementation
Stage of Implementation
Legal and Policy Framework
Legal and Policy Framework
Bangladesh Labour Amendment Ordinance, 2025, specifies setting minimum wages for workers in all industries every three (3) years. Previously, the period was five years for selected sectors.
Observation
    Earlier experiences suggest that, despite having legal obligations, this provision was not followed by all sectors on a regular basis.
    Measuring the progress of this reform's implementation may consider generating data for the following indicators:
    1. Frequency of setting minimum wages by sector
    2. An evidence-based, participatory (involving all stakeholders), transparent wage-setting methodologies
    3. Wage disparity ratio between highest and lowest paid workers, and between public and private sectors
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