Hackathon on 'Workers’ Access to Justice' held in Dhaka

A Hackathon on "Workers' Access to Justice", organised by BLAST and Dnet in partnership with the Rule of Law Collaborative at the University of South Carolina concluded yesterday.

The hackathon that lasted two days focused on developing innovative methods to create pathways for workers' access to justice in Bangladesh.

Five teams competed in this Hackathon that aimed to harness the expertise and creativity of participants to generate actionable ideas and solutions.

The winner was a multi-disciplinary team for its proposal "Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Resolving the Labor Court Crisis" and they were awarded by MA Awal, Chairman (in charge) of the Labour Appellate Tribunal, said a press release.

Each of the five teams included lawyers, entrepreneurs,and tech professionals with an interest in promoting workers' rights. Representatives from trade unions and labor rights groups, alongside lawyers and academics, served as mentors in order to ensure that the ideas developed took into account workers' needs and experiences in addition to providing professional guidance to the competitors based on their professional and academic perspectives.