Govt plans to build dorms for women RMG workers
Labour and Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain yesterday said the government is planning to build separate dormitories for female workers of garment sector.
“A good number of workers among 30 lakh workers in garment industry are female. The government is planning to build separate dormitories for the betterment of female workers,” he said.
The minister said this as the chief guest at the concluding session of the 2nd Workers' Festival organised by the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) at Osmani Pouro Stadium in Narayanganj.
Mosharraf also called on the workers to remain alert against conspiracies against the garment industries.
He said, “I don't believe that anybody can set fire to the factory units of this largest foreign exchange earning sector. Foreign spies and vested quarters as well as conspirators are trying to create chaos at garment industry using the names of workers.”
Inaugurating the event in the morning, State Minister for Home Shamsul Haque Tuku said the law enforcement agencies have been directed to take stern action against any quarter who would try to create a bar to production.
Without a united attempt by the workers and owners, proper industrialisation is impossible, he added.
The government is making its efforts to ensure security in mills and industrial units. Owners should pay the wages on time while workers should resolve any crisis through discussions, he added.
Hundreds of garments workers took part in the daylong event with much enthusiasm.
Workers at the function rendered patriotic songs and folk songs, performed dance numbers, cracked jokes, participated in drama and fashion show.
The razzle-dazzle display of firecrackers the cloudless night sky of Narayanganj sparkled in the evening followed by a cultural show.
BKMEA officials said apart from Dhaka, workers from a number of garment factories, including Gazipur, Narayanganj and Saver, took part in the function.
BKMEA President M Fazlul Haq said the main objective of the festival was to strengthen the bond of relations between workers and owners.
Security was beefed up in and around the stadium area.
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