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The government has ordered factory owners to pay workers their festival bonuses and wages for the current month before April 28.
State Minister for Labor and Employment Monnujan Sufian gave the directive at a tripartite meeting with government officials, factory owners, and trade union leaders at the Sromo Bhaban in the capital on Monday.
She asked the factory and industrial owners to follow the government-declared holiday for the workers on Eid-ul-Fitr. If it is not possible to pay the full month’s wages for April, the state minister asked the owners to pay workers at least 15 days’ wages for the current month.
However, since the government holiday starts on April 29, all arrears, salaries and festival bonuses have to be paid by 28 April, she added.
The instruction is applicable to all the formal, informal, public and private companies and enterprises, said the state minister. Wishing anonymity, a senior industrial police officer told The Business Post that some factories are yet to pay wages for March.
“We are observing the situation and communicating with factory owners. We will start investigating to find out who might fail to pay salaries and bonuses on time,” he said.
