The workers demanded to pay the minimum wage to Tk 12,000
The third meeting of the minimum wage board made for the ready-made garment workers today proposed the wages of the workers Begum Shamsunnahar Bhuiyan and the representative of the owner. Siddiqur Rahman. Chairman of the wage board Syed Aminul Islam presided over the meeting in the chair of the lowest wage board at Topkhana Road in the capital.
Under the proposed wage bill of Tk 12, 20, the original wage is 7 thousand 50 rupees, the home wages will be 40 percent of the original wages of Tk 2,820, medical allowance Tk 1 thousand, travel allowance 500 taka and Tifin allowance is 650 rupees. Apart from this, 12 thousand 930 in grade 6, 13 thousand 910 in grade 5, 14 thousand 910 in grade 4, 16 thousand 150 in grade 3, 17 thousand and 550 rupees in grade 2 and 21 thousand 50 rupees in grade no. The representative of the labor force.
Apart from this, the proposal for minimum wages of 11 thousand 950 rupees for workers in the garment factory was made by the workers' representative Begum Shamshnnahar Bhuiyan. At the same time, he offered ten percent rate of increment every year on the main wage. Apart from this, the workers' representatives have offered two festival allowances and the Baishakhi allowance for 20% of the original wage for both the workers.
On the other hand, the proprietors of the proprietors proposed the lowest wage for garment workers to 6, 360. Of this, the main wage is Tk 3,600, home rent at 40 percent of the basic wage is Tk 1,440, medical allowance 300 rupees, transport allowance Tk 240 and food allowance Tk 780. In all, the proportion of the proposed increase of 20 percent wages is more than the present. They offered 6 thousand 752 for grade 6, 7 thousand 176 for grade 5, 7 thousand 604 for grade 4, 7 thousand 983 for grade 3 grade. However, the proprietary owners did not offer any wages for grades 1 and 2.
Wage Board Chairman Syed Aminul Islam said, "We will finish the wage board activities very quickly soon after discussions with both parties." However, on Sunday, the wage board's application was extended for three months.