Ashulia garment workers to receive an additional Tk225 attendance bonus

Garment workers in Ashulia will now earn an additional Tk225 as an attendance bonus month-to-month.

The announcement came after a lengthy assembly between a whole lot of stakeholders the day previous (9 September), including representatives from law enforcement, labour leaders, and factory owners in the set apart of dwelling.

BGMEA Director Ashikur Rahman confirmed the topic.

“Employees in the Ashulia set apart of dwelling will earn an additional Tk225 on high of no topic they at point to earn,” acknowledged Rahman.

He explained that the attendance bonus is intended to encourage workers to assign well-liked attendance at their offices.

Additionally, workers will now earn an additional Tk10 as a tiffin allowance, as per the recent resolution.

“Factories usually provide numerous portions as tiffin allowances essentially based completely on the proprietor’s ability. On the opposite hand, any longer, Ashulia’s garment workers will earn an additional Tk10 for this,” Rahman added.

Totally different key choices from the assembly incorporated conserving factories open this day (10 September) and hiring workers essentially based completely on their skills.

Additionally, labour leaders emphasised rising the sort of male workers in factories.