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BGMEA member Faisal Samad said preparations have been made to open at least 200 factories in and around Dhaka since Sunday. However, BKMEA was unable to disclose the number of factories.
BGMEA has set itself the goal of having a maximum attendance of 30 percent of the workers in the factories to be installed. BKMEA has suggested entering only the weaving, dyeing and sample section. It will also require the presence of at least 30 percent of workers.
In the event of closure, the work of starting the factory begins with workers who are in the vicinity of the factory in question. Instructions for starting the factory also include instructions not to call workers who are away at this time.
Clothing factories have been gradually closing since March 26 due to an increase in coronavirus outbreaks. Within a month, discussions began on how to establish the factory in the short term and hygiene to meet emergency export orders.
The proposal was endorsed by the owners, as well as other business people and the government. The owners’ organization BGMEA has developed a protocol on how to operate a factory with caution at this time of social distance.
BGMEA Co-President Faisal Samad told bdnews24.com: “We are not doing anything in a hurry; everything is being done slowly. Yesterday we told the owners. You cannot bring workers from far away.
“We have to start working only with those who are in the factory. On a very small scale, no more than 30 percent attendance can be made. No one will get a job for being absent. “
Mohammad Hatem, co-chair of BKMEA, an association of knitwear owners, said: “We have asked members to open knitting, dyeing and swatch sections to facilitate low attendance. The entire garment will not open today. After that, the factories will be fully open from May 2.
“Since there is very little labor in the weaving, dyeing and sample section, I have asked to start that way. We prohibit workers from afar from coming at this time. You can tell how many factories have been established at the end of today. “
On the other hand, BGMEA has asked to open only those factories where there are enough workers.
According to a BGMEA directive sent to members, in the first phase, only workers living near the factory will be able to join the job. From April 27 to May 2, 30 percent of workers can be present. Based on the results of these few days of work, factories will work bringing together another 30 percent or 50 percent of workers.
Workers cannot be brought to Dhaka from the villages. The organization also asked factory owners not to fire workers.
Meanwhile, workers’ organizations have always taken a position against launching the factory.
Mahbubur Rahman Ismail, coordinator of the Garment Workers’ Rights Movement, said: “How can factories operate where people’s lives are not guaranteed?”
“In this situation, we are demanding that the government pay the wages of garment workers for the next three months.”
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