New wage for garment workers effective from Dec
Photo: Agamir Somoy
Minimum Wage Board Chairman Syed Azad Subhani said the new wage for garment workers will be implemented starting in December.
The board confirmed the matter on Wednesday following the first meeting.
Earlier, just before the first meeting of the Minimum Wage Board for garment workers, District and Sessions Judge Syed Azad Subhani was appointed as the new chairman.
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs issued a notification.
Subhani served as a judge at the Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Pirojpur. He replaced Judge Sheikh Ashfakur Rahman. Ashfakur was appointed as chairman on Sunday.
The meeting of the Wage Board, formed to increase workers’ wages in the readymade garment industry, began around 11 am. The meeting is a discussion session regarding the formulation of recommendations for minimum wage rates for all classes of workers and employees engaged in the garment industry sector.
According to Ministry of Labor sources, other members of the board remain unchanged. University of Dhaka Professor Mosleh Uddin Ahmed has been included as a neutral member.
Representing the owners’ side are BGMEA Director ABM Shamsuddin and Bangladesh Employers’ Federation Joint Secretary Asif Ayub. Representing the workers’ side are Babul Akhter and Anwar Hossain.
