Pay RMG workers' bonus by Sept 28, salaries by Oct 2, ministry tells owners

The labour ministry has instructed garment factory owners to pay festival bonus to workers by Sept, 28.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 21 Sept 2014, 07:49 AM
Updated : 21 Sept 2014, 07:49 AM

In a meeting with representatives of owners and workers on Sunday, the ministry also asked the owners to clear the September salary of the workers by Oct 2.

"All the owners have agreed to work for timely disbursement of salary and bonus of workers ahead the Eid and Durga Puja. I will request the banks to cooperate with the factory owners," state minister for labour Mujibul Haque Chunnu told reporters after the meeting.

The Eid holidays are supposed to fall between Oct 5 to 7, while Oct 4 is a holiday for the largest Hindu festival in the country, the Durga Puja.

Bangladesh has often worker's unrest in the rundown to festivals when owners have failed to clear salary dues and bonus.