Staff Reporter :
682 workers of Tuba Group took salaries of July and overtime bills from Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Bhaban in the city’s Kawran Bazar area on Sunday.
The decision of payment and overtime allowances of July came from a tripartite meeting with workers leaders, the government agents and BGMEA leaders on Saturday, where Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan and State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu were present.
State Minister Mujibul Haque Chunnu, while visiting the BGMEA on Sunday,said that if the factories of the Tuba Group would be closed due to any reasons, then the factory’s workers will get three months advanced salaries and allowances according to the country’s existing Labour Act.
He said that the running and closing decision of the factories only depend on the owners of the group.
The BGMEA has already paid the salary to the workers for the months of May and June on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.
Earlier, the agitated workers staged demonstration, including hunger strike, since July 28 at Badda of the capital demanding payment salaries of May, June and July.
Delwar Hossain, owner of the factory started distributing the payments to his workers
where BGMEA officials were also present there.
However, decision on payment of the Eid bonuses and resuming production in all five factories of the group remained uncertain, sources said.
682 workers of Tuba Group took salaries of July and overtime bills from Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Bhaban in the city’s Kawran Bazar area on Sunday.
The decision of payment and overtime allowances of July came from a tripartite meeting with workers leaders, the government agents and BGMEA leaders on Saturday, where Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan and State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu were present.
State Minister Mujibul Haque Chunnu, while visiting the BGMEA on Sunday,said that if the factories of the Tuba Group would be closed due to any reasons, then the factory’s workers will get three months advanced salaries and allowances according to the country’s existing Labour Act.
He said that the running and closing decision of the factories only depend on the owners of the group.
The BGMEA has already paid the salary to the workers for the months of May and June on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.
Earlier, the agitated workers staged demonstration, including hunger strike, since July 28 at Badda of the capital demanding payment salaries of May, June and July.
Delwar Hossain, owner of the factory started distributing the payments to his workers
where BGMEA officials were also present there.
However, decision on payment of the Eid bonuses and resuming production in all five factories of the group remained uncertain, sources said.
