They suggested launching of primary education-based workshops and training courses to remove ignorance from the workers.

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) organised the workshop on 'Experience exchange of trained workers: Future action plan' at the Cirdap auditorium in the city.

Justice Naimuddin Ahmed, vice president of BLAST, said workers would remain ignorant of their rights if they remain illiterate.

"We have sufficient labour laws but workers are always being deprived of their rights. They should at least be literate to be aware of their rights," he said while addressing as the chief guest.

He suggested incorporating primary education into all training programmes for the workers.

Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed, assistant executive director of Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS), said around 90 percent workers are not aware of labour laws. Theses laws remain unimplemented because of such ignorance.

Farida Yasmeen, deputy director (law) of BLAST, suggested introducing letter and alphabet learning courses every weekend.

"Most of the workers are illiterate and the rate of illiteracy among women workers is higher than their male counterparts. We should launch special training courses and workshops for female workers with a view to removing such ignorance," She said while presenting the keynote papers.