Tannery workers to get Tk10,000 in advance, next meeting on minimum wage 20 Feb
The advance payment will be adjusted from the increased salaries of the tannery workers after a final decision on their minimum wage is made
Tannery owners have agreed to provide Tk10,000 in advance to the tannery workers besides their salaries for January.
The decision was made after the Bangladesh Tanners Association, Bangladesh Finished Leather, Leather Goods and Footwear Exporters Association and Tanner Workers' Union failed to reach a consensus on implementing the five grades of the minimum wage set by the government.
Leaders of the three organisations were present at the meeting held at BTA's Dhanmondi office on Saturday, where the next date for further discussion on the minimum wage of tannery workers was set for 20 February.
During the meeting, Bangladesh Tanners Association General Secretary Md Sakhawat Ullah said the advance payment will be adjusted from the increased salaries of the tannery workers after a final decision on their minimum wage is made.
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Contacted, Abdul Malek, general secretary of the Tannery Workers Union, echoed Sakhawat's statement.
Nilufa Begum, a union representative, told TBS, "We have paused our movement as per the decision by the union taken during the tripartite meeting. We hope the workers' demand will be met in the next meeting on 20 February."
