Govt interventions sought to save lives of retrenched jute mill workers
Tuesday, 7 August 2007
FE Report
The National Coordination Committee for Development of Jute and Jute Economy has sought immediate government interventions to save the livelihood of retrenched workers of jute mills of the country.
The committee at a meeting in the city Sunday also urged the government to expedite the disbursement of an amount worth Tk 3.38 billion, allocated for the jute sector.
The meeting, presided over by president of Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, stressed the need for special financial assistance and other supports for reactivating the private and public sector jute mills.
"Appropriate policies to increase the domestic consumption of jute products and efficient management of the public sector jute mills are other proposals of the committee," a statement issued Monday said.
The National Coordination Committee for Development of Jute and Jute Economy has sought immediate government interventions to save the livelihood of retrenched workers of jute mills of the country.
The committee at a meeting in the city Sunday also urged the government to expedite the disbursement of an amount worth Tk 3.38 billion, allocated for the jute sector.
The meeting, presided over by president of Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, stressed the need for special financial assistance and other supports for reactivating the private and public sector jute mills.
"Appropriate policies to increase the domestic consumption of jute products and efficient management of the public sector jute mills are other proposals of the committee," a statement issued Monday said.