Garment workers’ wages in April rose another 5 percent



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Garment workers working at the coronal factory

In Corona’s situation, factory wages that closed in April during the general holiday have increased another 5 percent to 75 percent. The decision was made at a meeting chaired by Minister of State for Labor and Employment Begum Mannujan Sufian at Shram Bhaban in Vijayanagar, the capital, on Monday (May 4).

This information has been given in the press release of the Ministry of Labor and Employment on Monday (May 4).

In early April, a tripartite meeting of the government, employers, and workers had decided that workers would receive 80 percent of wages. Several unions have demanded a further increase in April wages at closed factories. In response to this demand, a further increase was made from 5 percent to 75 percent. As the April salary calculation ends, workers will receive a 5% increase from the May salary.

A press release from the Ministry of Labor and Employment also said that a tripartite government, employer and worker meeting would be held next week on the issue of giving a holiday bonus to workers before Eid.

Former Shipping Minister and MP Shahjahan Khan, MP Abdus Salam Murshedy, BKMEA President and AKM MP Selim Osman, Secretary of the Ministry of Labor KM Ali Azam, BGMEA President Dr. Rubana Haque was present.

In addition, Mohammad Hatem, senior vice president of BKMEA, an organization of knitwear exporters, Jatiya Sramik League president, Fazlul Haque Montu, labor leader Montu Ghosh, Amirul Haque Amin, Nazma Akhter, Babul Akhtar and Shahidullah Shahid attended. to the meeting.



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