Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has said around 95 per cent readymade garment (RMG) factories enlisted with it and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) have paid Eid bonus to the workers until Wednesday.
"We're happy to inform you that 95 per cent factories have paid Eid bonus and 99 factories have paid wages of June to their workers. So, we hope workers will be able to observe the festival in a joyous mood," BGMEA president M Atiqul Islam said at a press conference.
The BGMEA organised the press conference to let the media know about garment industry's labour situation in its conference room on Thursday.
Mr Islam said: "Rest of the garment factories are supposed to pay the bonus to the workers by tomorrow (Friday)," he said at the press conference.
The BGMEA president said a 'Crisis Management Committee' comprising garment owners and workers monitored 1,489 crisis-prone RMG factories. Of them 1,487 factories paid the wages of June, 1,483 factories paid Eid bonus and 315 factories paid wages of the current month (July) partially.
The Crisis Management Committee divided Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Savar and Ashulia into 15 zones. Each zone is headed by a BGMEA director.
Mr Islam said they resolved crises in 35 factories centring Eid occasion.
According to BGMEA, only four factories did not pay any bonus and the process was going on to pay the same by Thursday, except the problem-hit Swan garments.
The lone non-paying BGMEA member -- Swan Garments -- employs nearly 1,300 people.
Earlier, Labour Secretary Mikail Shipar said it is impossible to pay the workers of Swan Garments before Eid as the factory owner remained traceless over the last few months.
On last Sunday, the labour ministry formed a committee headed by Syed Ahmed, inspector general of the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments, to find ways to sell Swan's assets to pay the workers.
Over the last few days, some Swan workers have been demonstrating in front of the National Press Club in the capital for the prompt payment of all the dues from April to June.
Swan's factory is situated at Mollartek in Dhaka and it has remained closed since April last.
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Most RMG units paid Eid bonus, wages up to June
FE Report | Published: July 17, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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