Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association claimed that 97% of its members had paid wages to the workers for the month of June and 69% of them given festival bonus. However, the union leaders said more than 200 factories were yet to make the June payments while 350 factories didn’t give any festival bonus. On July 2, State Minister for Labour and Employment Md Mujibul Haque Chunnu asked the garment manufacturers to pay June wages by 10th July and festival bonus by 14th July. BGMEA launched a close monitoring to learn about the capacity of its members, especially small and medium ones, to pay wages and festival allowance before Eid-ul-fitr celebration. “Based on the information from the intelligence agencies, we have monitored 1,316 small and medium RMG factories, which may face problems in paying wages and festival bonus,” BGMEA vice president Shahidullah Azim told the Dhaka Tribune. He said of them 1,314 factories or 97% had paid wages for the month of June, while 69% paid festival allowance.
