Garment Workers to Get Eid Bonus by Monday Next

The bonus for the forthcoming Eid-ul-Azha will be issued to the garment workers next Monday. In fact, half of the wages for the current month must be charged by 30 July. The rest of the money will be paid in the first week of the next month. The bonus for other sectors will be granted by 25 July, as per the previous decision.

The decision was taken in a tripartite meeting among government, owners and worker leaders on Monday.

Minister of Labor and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian chaired the meeting held at her office in Bijoynagar City, while BGMEA President Dr Ruban Huq was present as the representative of the owners' side.

The meeting was attended by Jatiya Sramik League President Fazlul Haque Mantu, Mrsmik leader Advocate Delwar Hossain and Kamrul Islam, among others.

The previous tripartite meeting, however, took decision to pay a bonus within July 25 in all sectors, including the garment sector.

Mentionable, Eid-ul-Azha is likely to be celebrated in the country on July 31 subject to moon sighting.