Unilever provides Tk 71.84m workers’ share of profits to govt

Unilever Bangladesh and Unilever Consumer Care yesterday provided Tk 71.84 million as workers' share of profits to Labour Welfare Foundation under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. 

SM Rashed Quayum, company secretary and legal director, and Shamima Akhter, head of corporate affairs, partnerships and communications of Unilever Bangladesh, and Mohammad Naharul Molla, regulatory affairs head and company secretary of Unilever Consumer Care, handed over the cheques to State Minister Begum Mannujan Sufian at Bangladesh Secretariat.

The fund promises to strengthen government efforts to ensure safety of workers and help workers and their families during major disasters, says a press release.

Sakiun Nahar Begum, secretary in charge, and Begum Zebunnesa Karim, director general of Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation, were also present.