State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu on Tuesday said the security for the vehicles carrying readymade garments would be further increased as the countrywide indefinite transport blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance goes on, reports BSS. “A requisition in this regard will be sought from the Ministry of Home Affairs. We’re trying to ensure all- out security for the RMG sector. I myself am monitoring the situation,” he said while briefing reporters after the 27th meeting of the core committee on crisis management affairs at the secretariat. Chunnu called upon the owners of garment industries not to retrench workers and make delay in paying their wages on the pretext of blockade. The state minister further said a section of people undercover of labourers has been engaged in smearing propaganda over the RMG business discouraging foreign buyers. “Those who are involved in such foul play would be exposed.” Besides, Mujibul said, the interested garment businessmen would be provided with loan from the Bangladesh Bank at 2 percent interest rate for the construction of dormitories for their workers. Representatives of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) and labour organisations were present at the meeting.
