All RMG factories to clear bonus by 10 Aug

By 10 August all the apparel factories will clear bonus for their workers.

"As far as we could possibly know, over 98% industrial facilities have cleared reward, said Rubana Huq, President, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

"Till day before yesterday on 7 August, we had just 5 industrial facilities out of 130 in our watch rundown and they have likewise cleared reward. In the event that on the off chance that anybody is pending reward (exceptionally improbable), at that point, according to service choice, they will be cleared by dispensing pay and reward together by Saturday inshallah," she included.

Rubana Huq further said till now, 78-80% accomplished for wages, rest 10% by tomorrow, and last 10% by Saturday.Please note that according to government's solicitation we have proclaimed occasions in a part design. In this way, laborers are leaving zone-wise. In this manner, the compensation installment will be completely finished inside Saturday inshallah, she closed.

The issue of reward got a notice in the principles for the work law, where it is expressed that the reward for article of clothing laborers can't be more than their essential pay rates. Accordingly, the plant proprietors are picking an arbitrary level of the essential pay for reward: some are paying 80 percent of the fundamental pay and some as meager as 25 percent.