Ministry Donated Tk 84cr for RMG Workers: Monnujan

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian said that the Ministry has donated Tk 84 crore to the welfare of workers in the garment industry from its central fund.

The State Minister made the remarks at a meeting of the Central Fund at the Ministry on Tuesday, according to a press release released on Wednesday.

"So far, the Ministry provided TK 83.71 crore for the welfare of RMG workers and the Central Fund received about Tk 224.12 crore since July 2016," she said.

Currently, the Fund has Tk 125 crore, said Md Amir Hossain, Managing Director of the Fund at the meeting.

The central fund was set up in the direction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2016 for the boost the 100 per cent export centric industry especially for the garment industry, she added.