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1,550 Swan workers get wage arrears

Friday, 7 August 2015



The government-formed committee disbursed on Thursday outstanding wages for the month of April, 2015 among nearly 1,550 workers and officials of two closed garment units of the Swan Group at the BGMEA headquarters in the city. The disbursement came after the factory workers had staged demonstration for several days. The committee started disbursing the outstanding wages on Thursday evening on payment of Tk 10 million (1.0 crore) by the Islami Bank Bangaldesh Limited (IBBL), Inspector General of the Department of Inspection of Factories and Establishment Syed Ahmed, also the committee head, told the FE.
    — FE Report