Through the National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO), laborers received Taka 6.63 crore in compensation between 2009 and January 2025.
This information, along with comprehensive statistics on legal aid services, was made public by the NLASO on its website.
At the district level, the legal service was first made available to those who were financially disadvantaged. Later, it was extended to the Supreme Court and Laborers’ Legal Aid Cells were established in jails across the country, including in Dhaka and Chattogram.
According to the study, 29,075 persons received legal assistance at government expense from the Workers’ Legal Aid Cells in Chittagong and Dhaka.
21,363 legal consultation services were rendered out of this total.
In 4,412 cases, legal assistance measures have been implemented; 801 of these cases have resulted in settlements. 1,913 of the 3,300 instances that have involved Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) initiatives have been resolved through ADR.
Workers in pre- and post-cases have received Taka 6,63,26,215 in compensation from Legal Aid. The ‘Legal Aid Act’ provides this service at government expense to help plaintiffs who are incompetent and financially disadvantaged in the nation.
The Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs’ Law and Justice Division oversees the NLASO’s operations.
