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New wages for garment workers effective from December 1

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New wages for garment workers effective from December 1
The new minimum wage for ready-made garment workers will be determined by December. The minimum wage board has agreed to implement this new wage structure from December 1. As a result, workers will receive increased salaries under the new structure in January next year.

On Wednesday (November 4), after the first meeting of the newly formed wage board, Board Chairman Syed Azad Subhani said this. At the meeting, owners' representative A B M Shamsuddin also confirmed the matter. Amid ongoing workers' unrest, on November 1, the Ministry of Labour and Employment announced the formation of this new six-member wage board.

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This board, formed under the chairmanship of Syed Azad Subhani, includes A B M Shamsuddin and Asif Ayub as representatives of the owners, and Anwar Hossain and Babul Akhtar as representatives of the workers. In addition, Professor Mosleh Uddin Ahmed of Dhaka University is a neutral member. Based on the final recommendation of this board, the government will publish the gazette of the new wage structure.

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