Rights in 1998, with reservations placed on arts 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8.21 Till now Bangladesh also ratified 33 ILO Conventions including 7 out of 8 core ones out of the total 190 ILO Conventions after its membership into the ILO in 1972. It can be argued that the Constitution has given several rights to the labours in the light of the international legal documents and in the wake of indomitable pressure of labourers. 10. Security and Safety Net under the Labour Law 10.1. Security The word security is not separately defined in the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006. However, the security of the workers has been discussed in the Act very extensively which includes conditions of service ranging from the stage of appointment to the stage of termination of service and even beyond and relates to matters pertaining to disciplinary action. Truly, the insecurity of female workers is comparatively higher than male workers. 22 However, there are a good number of provisions under some chapters collectively dealing with the purposes of security of workers discussed here. So far the employment standard is concerned, the Act sets a very sound standard rules that an employment contract between the employers and the workers in an industrial and commercial establishment must be in writing. Every employer is required to issue a formal appointment letter and an identity card with photograph at the time of employment of each worker. 23 The appointment letter shall contain the main terms and conditions of employment, i.e. nature and tenure of appointment, pay allowances and other benefits and terms and conditions of appointment. In addition to this, section 6 of the Act provides for maintenance of a service book for workers (excluding apprentice, badli or casual worker) which will include worker’s name and parents’ names, date of birth, description of any distinguishing marks, name and address of previous employer, if any, tenure of employment, profession or title, wages and allowances, behaviour of the worker. Besides, section 9 of the Act requires the employers to maintain a In this regard, the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 1998 (86th session) is also relevant. 22 M.J Alam Mamun, M. Z. and N Islam, (2004), Workplace Security of Female Garments Workers in Bangladesh, Social Science Review21(2): 191-200. 23 Section 5 of the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006. 21