Emergency Meeting With Cabinet: PM Strictly Orders Factories to Maintain Production and Ensure Public Safety
Prime Minister Mr. Tarique Rahman has held an emergency meeting with ministers and advisers over the violence surrounding the ongoing garment workers’ movement demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000.
At the meeting, the prime minister directed law enforcement agencies to ensure the uninterrupted production of readymade garment (RMG) factories while safeguarding public safety and property.
Labour and Employment Minister Mr. Ariful Haque Chowdhury disclosed the decisions at a briefing following the emergency meeting at the Secretariat on Sunday night (November 1).
He said the government would politically address attempts to destabilise the garment sector ahead of December. The prime minister also instructed law enforcement agencies to ensure the continuation of production at RMG factories and protect lives and property, he added.
Earlier, Mr. Tarique Rahman held a meeting with several ministers and advisers at the Secretariat on Sunday evening to determine measures to address labour unrest. Discussions focused on the current situation, its underlying causes and the steps needed to resolve the emerging problems.
Home Minister Mr. Salahuddin Ahmed, Labour and Employment Minister Mr. Ariful Haque Chowdhury, State Minister for Local Government Mr. Mir Shah Alam, Prime Minister’s Adviser Mr. Mahdi Amin and Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal chief coordinator Mr. Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas attended the meeting.
Meanwhile, the government has formed a wage board to determine a new pay structure for garment workers and published a gazette notification to this effect.
The gazette was issued by the Wage Board Wing of the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Sunday.
