No worker will be terminated: BGMEA

Leaders of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) have assured that no worker will lose job if he or she cannot join their factories on August 1.

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian has also urged the factory owners not to terminate any worker if he or she cannot join on time.

Although public transport movement has remained suspended due to ongoing strict lockdown, thousands of RMG workers have started returning to Dhaka with huge sufferings and ignoring health guidelines, following the government’s announcement that mills and factories will reopen on Sunday (Aug 1).

Shimulia ferry terminal in Munshiganj and Daulatdia ferry terminal in Rajbari saw a huge crowd as people from south western districts are coming back to the capital to join their work places.

At the entry points of Dhaka, those who had left the capital for Eid-ul-Azha and did not return due to the closure of factories were seen entering the city on foot amid the lockdown.

They were found walking into the capital through Abdullahpur Tongi Bridge, Ashulia Bridge, Aminbazar Bridge, Gabtoli, Babubazar Bridge and Postagola Bridge.

On Friday, BGMEA made an announcement that all export-oriented industries, including the readymade garment sector, will resume production from 1 August amid the prevailing Covid-19 restrictions.

The cabinet division issued a notification in this connection on Friday after business leaders had kept asking the government for permission to operate factories amid the ongoing lockdown.