Workers will be paid immediately: BGMEA chief

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Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Rubana Huq on Tuesday said they will work to ensure that maximum workers’ payments for March are cleared within April 16.

She mentioned that the general holiday has been extended till April 25, saying that all of their staff will be paid as quickly as possible. 

"BGMEA strongly wants to assure all that staff will be payed for March. So, BGMEA requests all its personnel to have faith and be confident that March salary will be paid," she said in a statement.

The coronavirus situation has generated an unprecedented crisis. Readymade garment manufacturing units are also facing challenge of existence. At the outbreak of COVID 19 crisis, BGMEA requested all members to clear March income on time. 

And till today, 78 percent of employees have received March salary, she said.

"But there’s a reality out there worldwide which we must be familiar with," Huq said.

Cancellations or postponement of orders, WIP and future placement already exceeded $3.15 billion.

Factories have not shipped any goods for last three weeks and without shipping documents, you will find a shortage of fund through bank channel, Huq said.

Most professional areas like Gazipur, Savar, Narayanganj are under lockdown making movement within these areas nearly impossible, as the factories mostly pay by cash, she said.

Even the banks are functioning in an extremely limited manner because of the situation, the BGMEA chief said. 

BGMEA has already reached out to all banks requesting to cooperate in a far more relaxed condition to ensure that factories may take money to pay worker salary, she said.
Source: http://www.theindependentbd.com

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