Chittagong Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday urged the labour minister to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention-2006 that the International Labour Organisation had adopted long ago.
CCCI president Mahabubul Alam in a letter sent to labour and employment minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju on the day said that entrance to overseas ports of as many as 71 vessels carrying Bangladeshi flag will be subject to restriction if Bangladesh fails to ratify it by August 20.
‘If Bangladeshi vessels cannot enter the ports, we will have to hire foreign vessels, which might lead to another price hike due to exorbitant charges,’ said Mahabubul Alam in the letter.
‘Non-ratification of the convention may also deprive the country’s seamen of a number of facilities across the world,’ he added.
-With New Age input
