Business Desk :
bKash has donated Tk 1 million to Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association health fund formed to support garment workers’ health safety.
bKash Chief Commercial Officer Ali Ahmmed handed over the cheque to Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan at BGMEA Gulshan office in Dhaka on Sunday.
BGMEA Vice-President Shahidullah Azim and bkash Payroll Business EVP ATM Mahbub Alam were present, among others, on the occasion, BGMEA said in a statement.
Through the donation, bKash has joined BGMEA’s initiative of ensuring health safety and overall health development for garment workers.
Since 2015, bKash has been playing a vital role in salary disbursement of the garment workers through Payroll Business Solution. During the pandemic, it also played key role in opening accounts of the workers and disbursing salaries by government stimulus, said the statement.
Besides, bKash regularly organizes training for workers on mobile financial service (MFS) usage and provides special customer care in labour intensive areas. It also takes various initiatives for the overall welfare of garment workers.
Currently, around 750,000 garment workers are receiving salary through bKash, it added.
