Govt to pay Tk525cr in salaries to Beximco's laid-off workers: Labour adviser
Committee formed to determine next steps regarding laid-off workers
Highlights
- 33,234 employees to get salaries
- Salary distribution begins on 9 March
- Disbursement to be completed by mid-Ramadan
The government will pay Tk525.46 crore in salaries to 33,234 employees laid off by Beximco from its 14 factories, Shipping and Labour Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain said today (27 February).
At a press conference at the secretariat in the capital, the adviser said the salary distribution will begin on 9 March and is expected to be completed by mid-Ramadan.
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We do not want any worker to lose their job, as they also have families to support
Sakhawat said of the total amount, the Ministry of Finance will provide Tk325.46 crore from its operational budget, while the Ministry of Labour will contribute the remaining Tk200 crore as a loan.
"We do not want any worker to lose their job, as they also have families to support," he said.
A six-member committee has been formed, led by Special Envoy of the Chief Adviser Lutfey Siddiqi, to determine the next steps regarding Beximco's laid-off workers in the industrial park.
The committee includes representatives from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Bangladesh Bank, the Attorney General's office, and the receiver from Beximco. The chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) will serve as the committee's secretary.
In response to worker protest, the government formed an advisory committee on 24 November last year, led by Adviser Sakhawat, to review the labour and business conditions at the Beximco Industrial Park and make recommendations.
The labour adviser said, "Beximco's employees should not take actions that would force us to take strict measures."
