Dhaka, April 21 -- The Labour Reform Commission has recommended introducing a national minimum wage and making Bangladesh's labour laws "universal" to safeguard workers' rights across all sectors.

To address labour unrest, it has also proposed creating a wage payment fund capable of covering two months' salaries for workers in export-oriented industries.

The commission, headed by Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed, executive director of the Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS), submitted its report to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Monday.

Later in the afternoon, Sultan presented a summary of the findings at a press conference at the Sromo Bhaban, or Labour Building, in Dhaka's Bijoynagar.

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