State Minister for Labour, Mujibul Haque Chunnu warned the Tuba Group owners with severe legal action if they do not pay their workers by Sunday. “Already two months of salaries have been paid. The government has ordered the owners to pay the salaries for July by August 10,” he said. At the same time a group of civil society organisations also urged the government and garment factory owners’ association to resolve the standoff over unpaid wages of Tuba Group workers without any further delay as it is capable of growing into an uncontrollable national movement.
By 6pm Thursday 1,315 workers had collected salaries, BGMEA said. Chunnu said, “The workers’ sufferings have paid off. They got part of their salaries and they will get the rest.” Workers have claimed that the owners held off their payment to create pressure for his release. Tuba workers have called an indefinite strike in garment factories all over the country after they were forcefully evicted.
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