The government has formed a new wage board comprising representatives of owners, workers and neutral representatives to determine the minimum wage for workers in the garment industry. Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury has called upon the protesting workers to refrain from vandalism and return to work peacefully, as their demand for wage re-fixation has been accepted.
Garment workers have been blocking roads and protesting for several days demanding that the minimum monthly wage be raised to Tk 30,000. In the situation that arose, the Labour Minister made the announcement of forming the wage board after a meeting with representatives of BGMEA and BKMEA at the Labour Building. In the meantime, a notification has been issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in this regard, and the board has been requested to take the next steps quickly.
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