Ministers stress early salary for RMG workers
Commerce Minister Faruk Khan yesterday asked garment owners to pay workers salary and bonus before the Eid festival to avert any untoward incident.
The minister also asked the owners to be careful so that nothing unwarranted takes place before the Eid.
“As owners you must ensure disbursement of salary and bonuses before the Eid so that the workers can also celebrate the festival,” Khan said at the 18th social compliance meeting of the readymade garment sector at his secretariat office in Dhaka.
State Minister for Labour and Employment Monnujan Sufian asked the owners to disburse current month's salary by August 25. Sufian also advised them to pay at least half of the monthly salary as festival bonus.
Five regional crisis prevention committees have already been formed in Dhaka, Savar, Ashulia, Gazipur and Narayanganj.
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