Establish a central digital database for storing marriage registration data, requiring a national identity card and birth certificate. Introduce a system (linked to the digital database) to verify existing marital status before granting permission for new marriages. View Details
Salinity-prone and drought-affected areas where women have to travel long distances to collect water should be declared as ‘water-critical’ areas under the ‘Water Act, 2013’, which will compel the government to take appropriate measures. View Details
Amendment of the Pornography Control Act, 2012: The proposed Cyber Security Ordinance, 2025 amends the Pornography Control Act, 2012 to include digital child sexual abuse material and digital non-consensual pornography as offences. To ensure appropriate redress for online harm, the definition of pornography should include digital pornography, digital child sexual abuse material and digital non-consensual pornography. View Details
The state will take appropriate measures to eliminate child labour, adolescent labour, and forced labour. Effective actions will be taken to close all forms of forced labour, including through advance bonding and other methods View Details
To ensure the right to protection from all forms of harassment and violence, including sexual harassment, the state will take special measures. In accordance with the 2009 High Court directive, all factories and institutions will be required to adopt policies against sexual harassment and violence. It is also essential to establish complaint cells and dispute resolution committees. The state will endorse ILO Convention 190. View Details
To establish a culture of dignified work environments, the state will stop the use of derogatory, power-centric language based on class, gender, race, and ethnicity. The term “women” will be replaced by “female” in the labour laws. The use of informal address such as “tui-tumi” in workplaces will be stopped. The use of Bangla will be promoted in all judicial bodies, from Labour Appeal Tribunals to the High Court and Appellate Division. View Details
The state will take measures to ensure equal rights in all areas of the labour sector, including wages, trade unions, decision-making processes, and other aspects of gender, race, religion, caste, and group. The safety and employment of indigenous and multi-ethnic workers in the mountains and plans will be ensured. View Details
To ensure a harmonious and integrated working environment, the state will promote responsible behaviour by all stakeholders— workers, employers, and others—and will establish an effective framework and process for dialogue. View Details
It is necessary to form a Permanent labour Commission as a statutory body in order to ensure an accountable labour administration system. As a preliminary step to form a Permanent labour Commission, immediately take initiatives to form a ‘National Social Dialogue Forum’ under the initiative of the Ministry of labour. View Details
The state will take initiatives to ensure that all workers have rights to universal social security (accidents at work, death, disability, sickness, retirement, maternity benefits or any adverse situation). View Details
