Many of the garment factories in Ashulia reopened as of late after producers the day past agreed to 18 negotiated demands of workers, together with an develop in the attendance bonus and implementation of the minimum wage by October.
Contacted, Superintendent of Industrial Police-1 Md Sarowar Alam mentioned, “Almost all the factories bask in reopened. A overall holiday has been announced at 19 factories below the Bangladesh Labour Act.”
“Factories such as ‘Generation Next’ bask in remained closed because of the complications over unpaid wages,” Sarowar added.
Almost all the factories in the Ashulia Industrial Zone together with Baipail, Jamgara, Kathgara and Narsinghapur bask in reopened this morning (25 September) with workers becoming a member of work.
Meanwhile, no untoward incident has been reported as of this morning. Additional law enforcement forces had been deployed outside the factories, whereas teams of joint forces had been patrolling the plight to defend the misfortune below defend watch over.
Earlier, producers agreed to all 18 negotiated demands of the workers, together with an develop in the attendance bonus by Tk225 and 100% implementation of the minimum wage by October.
A consensus used to be reached between the owners and workers, and consequently, the executive anticipated all factories to characteristic normally starting as of late.
Other demands incorporated a elevate in both the tiffin bill and evening bill by Tk10 every, the provide of products at within your skill costs during the Procuring and selling Company of Bangladesh (TCB), and a mounted timeline for the associated rate of arrears.
Sources mentioned on Monday (23 September) that the total number of operational factories in Ashulia that day used to be 272, with 267 of them having paid August wages, whereas five factories haven’t yet been able to pay the August wages.
BGMEA additionally reported that the total number of operational factories in Savar, Ashulia, and Zirani that day used to be 407, whereas 39 factories remained closed.
In Gazipur, 876 factories had been originate, whereas 10 remained closed.
Furthermore, in Narayanganj, 209 factories had been operational, 302 in the DMP plight, and 350 in Chattogram. BGMEA approved that no factories remained closed in these areas.
