RMG workers to get wages, bonuses before Eid: Kamal

Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said readymade garment (RMG) workers would be paid wages and bonuses before the Eid-Ul-Azha, reports UNB.
"The garment factory owners have informed me that they will pay wages and bonuses to workers before the upcoming Eid", said the minister while talking to reporters after a meeting on payment of wages and bonuses to garments workers and how to control the law and order situation during the Eid.
The minister also said garment workers will go on Eid holidays in phases from September 21 to September 24 for reducing the rush on highways. He also ordered the law enforcers to take measures so that people can celebrate Eid without any hassle.
The minister also said the industrial area in Ashulia will be brought under a close circuit camera surveillance very soon to avoid any occurrence in the area and for the security of garments workers.
Responding to a question over protests against imposition of VAT on private universities in different parts of the country, Asaduzzaman Khan said the law enforcers were trying to bring the situation under control with patience.
"Additional law enforcers have been deployed at different spots to prevent any kind of destructive activities by the agitated students", said the minister.
Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal presided over the meeting and senior secretary Mojammel Haque Khan, representatives from Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), Police, Rab, NSI and the fire service authority were also present at the meeting.