Workers at 461 Factories Yet to Receive June Payment

Owners of 461 Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) member factories are yet to pay wages and allowances to their workers for the month of June, BGMEA sources said on Friday.

According to BGMEA, 260 out of 330 member factories in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area paid their workers for the month of June.

In addition, 576 out of 713 factories in Gazipur, 323 out of 412 factories in Savar-Ashulia, 157 out of 198 factories in Narayanganj, 135 out of 252 factories in Chittagong and 14 out of 16 factories in remote areas have paid workers.

Overall, the owners of 1,465 companies or 76pc of BGMEA enlisted companies paid their salaries and allowances for the month of June, while 461 or 24pc factory owners kept their workers unpaid.

When asked about the failure to pay workers in the month of June, BGMEA Standing Body Chairman (Media) Monirul Alam Shuvo said that factories that have not yet paid workers will pay within this month.

We hope that salaries and allowances will be paid to all our member factories soon, he added.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced a Tk 5,000 crore incentive package to pay wages and incentives to export-oriented industries in order to resolve the harm done by coronavirus.

Most of the owners of the garment industry received a lion's share of the Tk 5,000 Crore incentive package as a loan.