The government has formed 29 committees comprising officials of Department of Inspections for Factories and Establishments and Department of Labour to look into the labour situation and implementation status of the latest wage structures in the labour intensive areas in the country.The committees will monitor the implementation situation of the latest wage structure announced for the workers and also take initiative for massive publicity of hotline established by the Department of Inspections for Factories and Establishments, or DIFE.In the awake of the recent workers’ movement in the readymade garment sector centring on demand for wage hike, the government formed the committees on January 21.State minister for labour Monnujan Sufian will brief the committees on Thursday tomorrow at CIRDAP auditorium in the city, the ministry officials said.According to the labour ministry officials, the committees would work at the labour intensive areas of Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayanganj, Khulna, Chattogram, Sylhet, Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts in the country.
