ADR in Labor Act 2006:

In 2006, Government of Bangladesh enacted Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 to settle industrial disputes and to promote industrial peace and establish a harmonious and cordial relationship between labour and capital by means of conciliation, mediation and adjudication.

The Constitution of Bangladesh pursuant to Article 32 guarantees justice to all regarding equal right to life and personal liberty. In addition, Article 27 guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of law. But due to tremendous pressure on the court and due to long time process as well as lack of adequate number of judges, justice is not always established. Currently, there are 3.3 million cases pending, which may increase by 5.5 million by 2020. Thus, the judicial process is failing to solve all of these cases at a time. This has created the necessity for applying alternative measures. The concept of ADR was first implemented in Bangladesh in 1985 in the Family Court Ordinance under section 11-13 to solve a dispute between parties. This led to the amendment of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) in 2003, incorporating ADR vide section 89A-89C. Although the process was slow at first, it became more prevalent later in civil matters.