Staff Reporter :
Garment workers will get their bonus for the upzoming Eid-ul-Azha within July 27 and half of the salary of the running month by July 30.
The rest of their salaries will be paid at the first week of the next month, said State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian.
The decision was taken in a tripartite meeting among government, owners and worker leaders on Monday.
State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian presided over the meeting held at her office at Bijoynagar in the city.
BGMEA President Dr Rubana Huq, Jatiya Sramik League President Fazlul Haque Mantu, Sramik leader Advocate Delwar Hossain and Kamrul Islam, among others, were also present at the meeting.
Eid-ul-Azha, second largest religious festival of Muslims, is likely to be celebrated in the country on July 31 depending on moon sighting.
