Following the Tuba Group closure, the ministry of labour and employment (MoLE) has directed its Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) to look into the matter. DIFE Inspector General Syed Ahmed said: ‘We’ll scrutinise the legal aspect of closure of the Tuba Group factories. And we are going to consult legal experts to find out whether the factories have been closed by following the existing rules or not.’ The authority of the Tuba Group announced closure of its five units for an indefinite period according to the article 13 (1) of the labour law according to which states that workers are not eligible for any payment during the closure of any factory and they would get back their jobs with resumption of production in that unit. Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem, additional research director, Centre for Policy Dialogue, said the government should immediately scrutinise the Tuba Group issue and establish whether the Article 13(1) was applicable or not.
