State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu came up with the announcement after Crisis Management Core Committee’s meeting held at the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishment (DIFE) in the capital yesterday. “Since Eid ul-Azha is likely to be celebrated on September 12, we have asked BGMEA, BKMEA and BTMA leaders to pay bonus and wages by September 5 and 10 respectively,” said Mujibul. The junior minister also asked the RMG owners to close factories phase by phase to avoid unusual traffic congestion. The $28-billion clothing industry employes 4.4 million workers. Inspector General of DIFE Syed Ahmed, BGMEA president Siddiqur Rahman and trade union leaders were present at the meeting.
