BGMEA confirms nearly complete salary and bonus payments for garment workers by Saturday

BGMEA confirms nearly complete salary and bonus payments for garment workers by Saturday

By Saturday, 29th March, nearly all garment companies nationwide would have paid their employees their salaries and Eid bonuses, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). BGMEA administrator Md Anwar Hossain reported to UNB that the payment process has proceeded smoothly, thanks to the cooperation of various Government agencies, law enforcement, banks, […] The post BGMEA confirms nearly complete salary …

Eyes are red, bodies are numb, and minds are tired. Sleep is something far away and unattainable. Eyelids are heavy, but they must stay open. It is 2:00 a.m. and Eid is two days away. Outside, it is dark and the streets are completely silent, but in a women's clothing factory in western Kabul, with eleven sewing machines, work is still going on. The silence that has spread over the city at night has no place in this hall. The repetitive, incessa…

Eid is just a day or two away. The deadline set by the government for paying salaries and allowances has already passed. However, many factories have not yet paid festival allowances or bonuses and half of the March salary.