The daily wage of the tea garden workers across the country has been hiked by only Tk 25 to Tk 145 against their demand of an increase to Tk 300 from Tk 120.
The meagre wage was set after a meeting held between the Department of Labour and the Bangladesh Tea Workers Union at the department’s divisional office in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar on Saturday afternoon.
After the meeting, the union’s acting general secretary Nipen Paul announced to withdraw their strike.
Moulvibazar-4 constituency MP Abdus Shahid and Department of Labour Director General Khaled Mamun Chowdhury, among others, were present at the meeting.
The lawmaker told the reporters that the prime minister has asked to set the wage at Tk 145 for the time being.
“After returning from a foreign visit, she will sit with the leaders of the tea garden workers over their demands. Upon this assurance, they announced the suspension of the movement,” the lawmaker added.
Bangladesh Tea Workers Union Organising Secretary Bijoy Hazra said the workers will return to work at their respective gardens on Sunday.
