Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Bangladesh gets a breathing space as the International Labour Organization (ILO) defers until March its decision about further action for nonobservance of three labour rights-related core conventions, sources say.

However, the UN labour agency presses for timely implementation in all priority areas of the national action plan on labour sector.

Taking note of the political changes which led to an interim government in Bangladesh and the report on progress made with the implementation of the roadmap of actions to address all outstanding issues mentioned in the article 26 complaint concerning the alleged non-observance of Conventions Nos 81, 87 and 98, the ILO's governing body has requested taking all necessary action to ...