Laid-off Ctg Chemical reopens on April 24
The government is going to reopen the Chittagong Chemical Complex on April 24 that was laid-off on December 15, 2002, Industries Minister Dilip Barua said yesterday.
He said the government will also gradually re-open the other mills and factories, including Adamjee Jute Mills, that were closed down during the previous government, based on their feasibly studies.
The minister said this while speaking as the chief guest at a conference of Building Construction Workers' Union, Bangladesh (BCWUB) at the Moni Singh-Farhad Trust Bhaban in the city.
“We also have a plan to reopen Khulna Newsprint Mill and North Bengal Paper Mill as soon as possible after their feasibility studies are done,” he said.
Criticising the BNP-led four-party alliance government for shutting down the mills and factories, the minister said the present government want to introduce a new culture of establishing new industries and reopening the closed ones for the greater interests of the nation and the workers' community.
He urged all to work together for the country's economic development and be aware of the evil forces that are trying to unsettle the government.
Earlier, Imarat Nirman Sramik Union Bangladesh placed some demands before the government at the conference.
Their demands include setting up colonies in district and upazila levels, introducing rationing system, reviewing the Labour Law 2006 and ensuring the right to trade union.
“After sitting with the ministry concerned, we will adopt an action plan for solving the problems,” said the minister.
Saying the construction workers have a role to play in the making of Digital Bangladesh, the minister stressed the need for forming a regulatory body to ensure better wages for the workers.
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