Join work tomorrow or factories will be shut: BGMEA
Skip to main content
E-paper বাংলা
T
Latest
Hathurusingha appointed as Bangladesh coach for second spell 15th amendment stopped illegal grabbing of power: PM Dhaka stocks keep falling Around 60% brick kilns operating illegally: environment minister Fire breaks out at factory in Mongla EPZ Dollar crisis puts textile millers in a tight spot No alternative to adjusting fuel prices every month: Nasrul Hamid Comilla Victorians vs Khulna Tigers: Who will win? What's your prediction? HC orders Viqarunnisa authorities to admit 41 students to class 1 'The greatest joy of my entire career' Mithun finds his touch as Dhaka down Barishal  Boi Mela: No specific security threats, says DMP commissioner MRT-1 to be built without damaging Purbachal Expressway: MAN Siddique Awami League wants us to love DSA. It’s too late now Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
The Daily Star
Journalism Without Fear or Favour
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
  • E-paper
  • বাংলা
Latest
Hathurusingha appointed as Bangladesh coach for second spell 15th amendment stopped illegal grabbing of power: PM Dhaka stocks keep falling Around 60% brick kilns operating illegally: environment minister Fire breaks out at factory in Mongla EPZ Dollar crisis puts textile millers in a tight spot No alternative to adjusting fuel prices every month: Nasrul Hamid Comilla Victorians vs Khulna Tigers: Who will win? What's your prediction? HC orders Viqarunnisa authorities to admit 41 students to class 1 'The greatest joy of my entire career' Mithun finds his touch as Dhaka down Barishal  Boi Mela: No specific security threats, says DMP commissioner MRT-1 to be built without damaging Purbachal Expressway: MAN Siddique Awami League wants us to love DSA. It’s too late now Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
The Daily Star
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | Journalism Without Fear or Favour
  • Home
  • News
    • Bangladesh
    • Asia
    • World
  • Opinion
    • Views
    • Editorial
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Health
    • Diseases
    • Healthcare
    • Food
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Football
    • More Sports
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Global Economy
    • Organisation News
  • Entertainment
    • TV & Film
    • Music
    • Theatre & Arts
  • Culture
    • Art & Design
    • Books
  • Life & Living
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • Food & Recipes
    • Health & Fitness
  • Youth
    • Education
    • Careers
    • Young Icons
  • Tech & Startup
    • Science, Gadgets, and Tech
    • Startups
    • Automobiles
  • Feature
    • Lifestyle
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Showbiz
    • Star Health
    • Satireday
    • Shout
    • Toggle
    • Star Literature
    • In Focus
    • Star Youth
    • Law & Our Rights
    • Daily Star Books
    • Roundtables
    • Supplements
  • Environment
    • Climate crisis
    • Natural resources
    • Pollution
  • NRB
বাংলা T
  • Home
  • News
    • Bangladesh
    • Asia
    • World
  • Opinion
    • Views
    • Editorial
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Health
    • Diseases
    • Healthcare
    • Food
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Football
    • More Sports
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Global Economy
    • Organisation News
  • Entertainment
    • TV & Film
    • Music
    • Theatre & Arts
  • Culture
    • Art & Design
    • Books
  • Life & Living
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • Food & Recipes
    • Health & Fitness
  • Youth
    • Education
    • Careers
    • Young Icons
  • Tech & Startup
    • Science, Gadgets, and Tech
    • Startups
    • Automobiles
  • Feature
    • Lifestyle
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Showbiz
    • Star Health
    • Satireday
    • Shout
    • Toggle
    • Star Literature
    • In Focus
    • Star Youth
    • Law & Our Rights
    • Daily Star Books
    • Roundtables
    • Supplements
  • Environment
    • Climate crisis
    • Natural resources
    • Pollution
  • NRB

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Apps
  • Comment Policy
  • RSS
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy Policy
  • Conference Hall
  • Archives
Business

Join work tomorrow or factories will be shut: BGMEA

Star Online Report
Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:11 AM Last update on: Sun Jan 13, 2019 03:04 PM
BGMEA press briefing
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Siddiqur Rahman addresses an emergency press briefing in Dhaka on Sunday, January 13, 2019. Photo: Mohammad Refayet Ullah Mirdha

All garment factories in the country will be kept shut for an indefinite period if the protesting workers do not return to their workplaces by tomorrow, the president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) said today.

Under Article 13/1 of the Labour Act, the BGMEA will take such action, the association’s President Siddiqur Rahman told journalists at an emergency briefing in Dhaka.

For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.

"No work, no pay," Siddiqur Rahman added.

The BGMEA today called the emergency press conference over the ongoing labour unrest.

Seeking solution

Read more

The conference was held around 12:30pm to brief media on the production loss, the challenges in shipment, number of factories that are closed and other issues.

Meanwhile, another meeting is scheduled at the labour ministry with members of the 20-member crisis management committee this afternoon.

The government is expected to announce a revised wage structure for apparel workers of grades 3, 4 and 5, in an effort to quell the labour unrest that has affected production in the country's largest forex-earning sector.

Readymade garments workers continued their demonstration for the eighth day today with a break on Friday. The protest began on January 6 over the wage gap.

Even today, at least 10 people were injured when police charged batons and used water cannons to disperse workers, who blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Ashulia this morning protesting the disparity in their new wage structure.

WHY WERE THE RMG WORKERS PROTESTING?

In September last year, the government raised the minimum monthly wage for RMG workers by around 51 percent to Tk 8,000 from Tk 5,300. The new wage took effect in December.

But when workers drew their pay in January, they found a huge disparity, triggering the agitation.

On the third day of the protest, the government assured the workers of addressing the discrimination in a month. The workers, however, refused to leave the streets.

WHAT DID THE TRIPARTITE BODY SAY ABOUT THE WAGE STRUCTURE?

The tripartite committee formed to resolve the labour unrest in garment industry has found disparity in three grades of the workers' pay structure, and has started working to minimise the wage gap that sparked the protests five days ago. 

The 10-member committee with representatives from the government, union leaders and factory owners said disparity was found in grades three, four and five.

Related topic
Bangladesh garment workers / rmg workers protest
Apple Google
Click to comment

Comments

Comments Policy

Related News

Country

RMG workers demonstrate in Gazipur, Savar demanding full salary

Garment workers
Business

Legal action against factories if they don’t pay salary by April 16

A large number of law enforcers are deployed in Ashulia as workers return to factories
Business

Workers still fear dismissal; security heightened in Ashulia

Readymade garment workers potest
City

Cops probing instigators behind RMG unrest

Dhamrai garment factory protest
Bangladesh

1,000 workers of Dhamrai garment factory protest indefinite closure

The Daily Star  | বাংলা
৪ ঘণ্টা আগে|বাংলাদেশ

নির্মাণ শেষ না হতেই হেলে পড়েছে পায়রা বন্দরের সীমানা দেয়াল

নির্মাণ কাজ শেষ না হতেই হেলে পড়েছে পটুয়াখালীর পায়রা সমুদ্র বন্দরের সীমানা সুরক্ষা দেয়ালের একাংশ।

৪ ঘণ্টা আগে|বাংলাদেশ

তেজগাঁওয়ে সড়কে অসুস্থ হয়ে অতিরিক্ত পুলিশ সুপারের মৃত্যু

The Daily Star
Follow Us
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Apps
  • Comment Policy
  • RSS
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy Policy
  • Conference Hall
  • Archives
© 2023 thedailystar.net | Powered by: RSI LAB
Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited and constitutes copyright infringement liable to legal action.