Garment owners will either not pay workers or go to jail: Labor advisor

DeskReport All outstanding salaries and allowances of garment workers must be paid by May 28 before the upcoming Eid al-Adha, otherwise legal action will be taken against the garment owners concerned, and they may even have to go to jail. Brigadier General (Retd) Dr. M Sakhawat Hossain, Advisor to the Ministry of Labor and Employment, has given such a stern warning. He said that arrest warrants have already been issued against five garment owners. They will not be able to go outside the country, let alone outside Dhaka. The advisor…

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Garment workers’ ‘March to Jamuna’ stuck in Kakrail demanding arrears of wages

DeskReport The ‘March to Jamuna’ program of ready-made garment workers towards the residence of the chief advisor demanding arrears of salary, bonus and other dues has faced police obstruction. As a result, the workers have been protesting at Kakrail Mosque intersection since 3 pm today, Tuesday. Workers and employees of 8 garment companies of TNZ Group in Gazipur and Chain Apparels Limited garment company located in Ashulia have joined this program. According to the latest news, they were blocking the road towards Jamuna till 8 pm. Since May 11, workers…

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