[1][2][3] Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad was established on 13 April 1983 by 12 national unions in Bangladesh.
They declared a 5-point demand to the Chief Martial Law Administrator of the Government of Bangladesh concerning labour rights.
[4] The military regime led by General Hussain Muhammad Ershad initially tried to ignore demands.
Smaller unions in Bangladesh started to follow the Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad.
The government facing the threat of national strike signed an agreement with the Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad to increase the rights of workers on 21 May 1984.