200 garment factories yet to pay workers’ salaries, bonuses
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Some 200 garment factories are yet to pay the workers salaries and bonuses as of today although the Eid festival is just knocking at the door, union leaders said. Nearly 10 per cent of the factories did not disburse the salaries and bonuses yet, said Md Towhidur Rahman, president of Bangladesh Apparel Workers Federation.
Many factories have been working to complete the payment at the last working day before the Eid, Rahman told The Daily Star by phone.
However, Faruque Hassan, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, said 99 per cent of the factories have already paid the bonus and 97 per cent paid the salary to the workers as of May 11.
200 RMG factories yet to pay salary, bonus
Union leaders say
Workers of Binni Garments blocked off the road in front of the Kamalapur container terminal in the capital for several hours since 9:00am yesterday demanding payment of their wages and festival bonuses. Photo: Amran Hossain
Some 200 garment factories could not pay workers salaries and festival bonuses as of yesterday although the Eid-ul-Fitr festival is just knocking at the door, said union leaders.
Many factories are trying to clear the payments on the last working day before Eid, Md Towhidur Rahman, president of Bangladesh Apparel Workers Federation, told The Daily Star over the phone.