The New Nation - Internet Edition

Visiting executive director of US-based American Federation of Labour (AFL)-Confederation of Industrial Organisation Miss Alli Kiel Larsen yesterday visited Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ)..

Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) Chairman Brigadier General Jamil Ahmed Khan briefed Larsen about investment, exports and working environment in DEPZ. Larsen discussed, among others, the matters related to interest of workers.About workers' unions and their electoral process, the BEPZA chairman said an excellent relations is prevailing between the owners and workers in DEPZ. Larsen expressed her satisfaction over the initiatives taken by BEPZA for protecting the rights of the workers in EPZs of Bangladesh. Later she monitored CBA elections in two factories in DEPZ and expressed her satisfaction over the free and peaceful election atmosphere.