State Minister for Labour Monnujan Sufian has ordered all industrial units to pay their workers at least 15 days’ wage for April and festival allowance before Eid-ul-Fitr.
“Pay off the bonus ahead of the Eid holidays. Give them [workers] wage of at least 15 days for the month of April,” she told the factory owners after a meeting on Monday, reports bdnews24.com.
Representatives of the owners and workers, including those from the readymade garment industry, attended the meeting.
Monnujan said the holidays for the workers will be according to the public holidays. The owners can extend the holidays through discussions with the workers or keep the factories open during the Eid if necessary to deliver goods ordered by foreign customers.