Union leaders at different factories in Bangladesh said they were attacked and threatened by owners because of their involvement with trade unions. Khadija, a founding member of a union at Trendz Garments said she resigned due to serious threats against her:

"When we took the registration form to the owner, he threw it in the dustbin. He said that he would spend lots of money to stop the union from being formed. He said he would bribe the police and hire thugs. So, we felt really scared. In total there were 14 organizers. Two of them were beaten. One woman was attacked with cutting shears. Then some men came to my house. This was about 15-20 days after we submitted the forms. There was one mastan as well as the owner's brother and some other staff. The mastan said, 'If you do not leave your job, we will do something serious to you, so take your money, take two months' pay, and go away.' I was terrified and so I agreed. I signed the resignation letter and was given the money. Whoever raises their head suffers the most."

Another worker, Forhad, described:

"They said that if we set up a union we would be sacked; and that the foreign buyers would not want to place orders. For the slightest mistakes they would threaten to sack us. They even tried to bribe us. They said that they would give us whatever we wanted so long as we didn't form the union. But we didn't believe them and stuck with this."

Some workers also complained about late payments. Jashim, one of the dissatisfied workers, complained:

"The managers say they will pay us on the 10th of every month but sometimes they give it on the 12th, or maybe the 14th, or even after the 20th. Last month we got our salaries on the 22nd. But we still have to pay our rent in the first week of every month, pay for food and send money home to our parents."

Task 1:

Which laws according to BLA 2006 have been violated here by Trendz Garments' owner and managers. Explain.