"Workers' arrears will be paid by tomorrow"

  • Staff Correspondent, Barta24.com,Dhaka
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photo: Collected

photo: Collected

Adviser on Labor and Employment Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan said the garment workers' arrears will be paid by Thursday (September 12) morning.

He said this while talking to the media after the Advisory Council meeting on Wednesday (September 11) regarding the ongoing labor unrest.

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Adviser Asif Mahmud said that workers' dissatisfaction in garment factories in Savar's Ashulia will be paid to the workers by tonight (Wednesday) night or tomorrow (Thursday) morning. A labor grievance review committee has already been set up, where anyone can file a labor grievance.

Pointing out that the infiltrators were spreading discontent in the workers' movement, he said that the arrears of the workers should be paid immediately. Many who are not associated with labor are spreading this discontent as infiltrators.

Adviser on labor and employment affairs said that 40 to 60 factories are now closed as reported by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). 10 to 15 percent of the orders are temporarily diverted.