ILO to give Tk 50,000 to each Rana Plaza victims

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said that it will provide Tk 50,000 to each of 3,000 Rana Plaza victim workers or their families. State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu informed the journalists on Tuesday afternoon, according to a news agency. Meanwhile, ILO Deputy Director-General  for Field Operations and Partnerships Gilbert Houngbou arrived in Dhaka, ahead of one-year anniversary of the nine-storey Rana Plaza building collapse at Savar Upazila in the outskirts of the city. Houngbou is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, ministers, employers’ and workers’ organisations, ambassadors of different countries stationed in Dhaka, and representatives of initiatives involved in improving working conditions in the country’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector. On Thursday, Houngbou will speak at a high-level event – ‘One Year after Rana Plaza: Progress and the Way Forward’ – to be organised by the Government of Bangladesh and ILO in the city to mark the commemoration of Rana Plaza collapse. Participants will share the experiences of last 12 months and the progress that has been so far, and also discuss next steps in the Rana Plaza response, the news agency said.