Implementation of wage board for RMG workers urged
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Garment Workers’ Trade Union Centre Tuesday said many readymade garment factories have not yet implemented the new wage board for workers.
The minimum wages for the garment workers, effective from January, have been set at Tk. 5,300.
Addressing a press conference at Mukti Bhaban, the trade union alleges many factory owners have resorted to termination of the workers as they demanded new wages.
The group’s president Montu Ghosh demanded that the government takes immediate actions for full implementation of the new wage structure in all factories.
Rana Plaza Garment Workers’ Union president Imdadul Islam said many survivors and families of the victims are yet to receive compensation from the government or the BGMEA, according to a news agency.