Ahsanul Amin George, Khulna. :
Jute goods worth about Taka 350 crore have remained unsold at 9 state-run jute mills of Khulna-Jashore region. Besides, 9 state- owned jute mills in Khulna region face severe fund crisis due to financial crisis and continuous loss. Among 9 Jute Mills in Khulna region , 7 are running by the Government . A total of 50 thousands workers employees have been working. The state owned Jute mills are now not in a position to run due to financial crisis. They can not sell Jute goods and on the other side they can not buy raw jutes as the government has not assisting them with fund.
Middle east countries are the vital points of Bangladesh Jute goods. But due to prevailing unrest they are not agree to purchase jute goods. (such as bags, ropes, carpets etc.)
from Bangladesh. As a result jute goods worth about Tk. 350 crore are remained unsold. Mills authorities can not repay the arrear dues to the workers-employers .
If the government Jute mills goes under the privatization Board, Many workers-employees will be unemployed and they would not get salaries and other benefits like Govt. mills this reason they started agitation programmed including protest procession, rally and high way blockade, submitting memorandum and gherao.
Md, Sohrab Hossain, a CBA leader of crescent Jute Mills told this correspondent that the workers of 9 state-owned Jute mills would go on a tougher agitation against the decision of privatization .
Due to inefficiency of Jute Mills officials, export of Jute goods are not being conducted, he added.
CBA leader Sohrab further said due to negligence of Jute Mills officials, common workers are being deprived of getting their wages as the Jute goods are remained unsold at go-downs.
Sheikh Rahmatullah, Zonal Coordinator of BJMC, Khulna Zone told the journalists that stocked Jute goods would be sold within short time, discussions are going on with foreign buyers.
10 thousand bales of Jute goods worth about Taka 36 crore might be sold to Syria this month, he added.
He said adding that Africa is our large market and if we capture this market, no jute goods would be stocked at go-downs.
On condition of anonymity, an officer of Khulna Zonal office of BJMC said, State-owned Jute mills are incurring loss of TK.250 crores each year and as such government is compelled to release mills under privatization Board.
Md. Mujibar Rahman, project Head of Platinum Jubilee Jute Mill said, due to decreasing demand of jute goods, stocks have increased at jute go-downs, jute goods worth about Taka 60 crore are stocked in Platinum Jubilee Jute Mill, he added. Later, Jute goods will also sell in Sudan and in other countries gradually, Mujibur Rahaman added.
Sardar Abdus Sattar, a retired labor officer of a Jute mills and also a columnist told this correspondent that Jute mills have been incurring loss due to two reasons
1. Purchasing machinery parts at high rate and case expenses by mills authorities.
Md. Anisur Rahman, a worker of a Jute Mill of Khalishpur Jute Mill, located at Khalishpur Industrial area said, wages are still unpaid, we want the arrear wages and wages commission before Eid-ul-Azha, otherwise workers of all 9 Jute Mills of Khulna-Jashor region might observe agitation program.
Jute Mills concerned persons said, earlier, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) had own offices at five countries including India, Africa and Australia for selling jute goods, but those offices are not available in those countries.
Jute goods worth about Taka 350 crore have remained unsold at 9 state-run jute mills of Khulna-Jashore region. Besides, 9 state- owned jute mills in Khulna region face severe fund crisis due to financial crisis and continuous loss. Among 9 Jute Mills in Khulna region , 7 are running by the Government . A total of 50 thousands workers employees have been working. The state owned Jute mills are now not in a position to run due to financial crisis. They can not sell Jute goods and on the other side they can not buy raw jutes as the government has not assisting them with fund.
Middle east countries are the vital points of Bangladesh Jute goods. But due to prevailing unrest they are not agree to purchase jute goods. (such as bags, ropes, carpets etc.)
from Bangladesh. As a result jute goods worth about Tk. 350 crore are remained unsold. Mills authorities can not repay the arrear dues to the workers-employers .
If the government Jute mills goes under the privatization Board, Many workers-employees will be unemployed and they would not get salaries and other benefits like Govt. mills this reason they started agitation programmed including protest procession, rally and high way blockade, submitting memorandum and gherao.
Md, Sohrab Hossain, a CBA leader of crescent Jute Mills told this correspondent that the workers of 9 state-owned Jute mills would go on a tougher agitation against the decision of privatization .
Due to inefficiency of Jute Mills officials, export of Jute goods are not being conducted, he added.
CBA leader Sohrab further said due to negligence of Jute Mills officials, common workers are being deprived of getting their wages as the Jute goods are remained unsold at go-downs.
Sheikh Rahmatullah, Zonal Coordinator of BJMC, Khulna Zone told the journalists that stocked Jute goods would be sold within short time, discussions are going on with foreign buyers.
10 thousand bales of Jute goods worth about Taka 36 crore might be sold to Syria this month, he added.
He said adding that Africa is our large market and if we capture this market, no jute goods would be stocked at go-downs.
On condition of anonymity, an officer of Khulna Zonal office of BJMC said, State-owned Jute mills are incurring loss of TK.250 crores each year and as such government is compelled to release mills under privatization Board.
Md. Mujibar Rahman, project Head of Platinum Jubilee Jute Mill said, due to decreasing demand of jute goods, stocks have increased at jute go-downs, jute goods worth about Taka 60 crore are stocked in Platinum Jubilee Jute Mill, he added. Later, Jute goods will also sell in Sudan and in other countries gradually, Mujibur Rahaman added.
Sardar Abdus Sattar, a retired labor officer of a Jute mills and also a columnist told this correspondent that Jute mills have been incurring loss due to two reasons
1. Purchasing machinery parts at high rate and case expenses by mills authorities.
Md. Anisur Rahman, a worker of a Jute Mill of Khalishpur Jute Mill, located at Khalishpur Industrial area said, wages are still unpaid, we want the arrear wages and wages commission before Eid-ul-Azha, otherwise workers of all 9 Jute Mills of Khulna-Jashor region might observe agitation program.
Jute Mills concerned persons said, earlier, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) had own offices at five countries including India, Africa and Australia for selling jute goods, but those offices are not available in those countries.
