Fight for Labor Rights and Democracy in Bangladesh: An Interview With Legendary Union Leader Nazrul Islam Khan.

IF 1.1 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-03 DOI:10.1177/10482911251364010

Tauhid Hossain Khan, Ishrat Zakia Sultana, Sabina Sharmin

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This interview explores the remarkable journey of Nazrul Islam Khan, a prominent labor leader in Bangladesh whose activism and leadership have shaped the labor movement for decades. From his early experiences as a worker to his pivotal role in the 1969 labor uprisings and his later contributions to postindependence labor rights, Khan's insights provide a historical and contemporary analysis of labor struggles in Bangladesh. The discussion sheds light on key moments, including the impact of industrial policies, the formation of labor unions, the role of trade unions in the Bangladeshi Liberation War, and the evolving challenges faced by workers in a rapidly changing economic landscape. His reflections offer valuable lessons on labor activism, policy reform, occupational health and safety, and the future of workers' rights in Bangladesh. The interview ends with his views on how to extend labor rights and protections to teachers.

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为孟加拉国的劳工权利和民主而战：对传奇工会领袖纳兹鲁尔·伊斯兰·汗的采访。

这次采访探讨了纳兹鲁尔·伊斯兰·汗的非凡旅程，他是孟加拉国杰出的劳工领袖，几十年来，他的行动主义和领导力塑造了劳工运动。从他早期的工人经历到他在1969年劳工起义中的关键作用，以及他后来对独立后劳工权利的贡献，汗的见解提供了对孟加拉国劳工斗争的历史和当代分析。讨论重点是产业政策的影响、工会的形成、工会在孟加拉国解放战争中的作用，以及工人在快速变化的经济环境中面临的不断变化的挑战。他的反思为劳工运动、政策改革、职业健康和安全以及孟加拉国工人权利的未来提供了宝贵的经验。采访结束时，他对如何将劳动权利和保护扩大到教师的看法。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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3.50

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4.30%

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期刊介绍： New Solutions delivers authoritative responses to perplexing problems, with a worker’s voice, an activist’s commitment, a scientist’s approach, and a policy-maker’s experience. New Solutions explores the growing, changing common ground at the intersection of health, work, and the environment. The Journal makes plain how the issues in each area are interrelated and sets forth progressive, thoughtfully crafted public policy choices. It seeks a conversation on the issues between the grassroots labor and environmental activists and the professionals and researchers involved in charting society’s way forward with the understanding that lack of scientific knowledge is no excuse for doing nothing and that inaction is itself a choice.