Dhaka: President Abdul Hamid on Sunday called upon all to come forward to ensure fair wage, safe and hygienic work environment for workers to establish their rights and dignity.

He came up with the call in separate messages on the eve history May Day and greeted all toiling masses and workers of the world and expressed solidarity with them.

In his message, the President said May Day is a unique and glorious day in the history of establishing rights of working class people.

He said May Day is observed across the world commemorating the victory of workers associations through a bloodbath struggle at Hay Market in the US city of Chicago on May 1, 1886 to realize rights of workers including fixing of working hour.

Abdul Hamid said there is no alternative to manufacturing world class products to cope with the competitive world of globalization and open market economy.

‘In this regard, I think establishing of healthy industrial relations including increasing of productivity and workers professional skills, ensuring of safe work environment, fair wage, rights and welfare of workers are important,’ he added.

Abdul Hamid said one of the pledges of the country’s Liberation War was building a repression free democratic country for the working class people where they will get dignity and social justice.

He appreciated the government’s steps of labour act amendment, formulation of time-befitting labour rules and establishment of Workers Welfare Foundation to protect the rights of workers.

The President expressed his hope that positive and amicable participation of workers and owners would enhance overall progress and productivity.

The government has announced ‘Vision 2021-41’ for the country to achieve middle income status by 2021 and make it a developed country by 2041, the President said and suggested sustaining the existing good worker-owner relations to reach the goal.