Tag Archives: RMG factories

MNA Editorial Desk: Workers of a RMG factory in Tongi BISIC area of Gazipur district went to a strike on Wednesday morning demanding instant payment of their two months’ outstanding salaries. Kant Asia Garment Factory’s workers went to their workplace in the morning and found the gate locked, reported news agency. The workers also went on a work abstention and brought out a demonstration and staged protest in front of Tongi police station. However, the Ready Made Garments (RMG) sector of Bangladesh has emerged as the biggest earner of foreign currency. The RMG sector has experienced an exponential growth since ...

MNA Business Desk: Most of the RMG factories have cleared salaries and festival allowances for its workers, said the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). At a media conference, the BGMEA said that 91% factories have cleared all dues of their employees ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, reported news agency. “The remaining factories will clear the dues by Sunday,” said BGMEA President Siddiqur Rahman. “Visits have been made to 928 factories, who are BGMEA members, and 18 of them were identified as uncertain. “The BGMEA helped them to overcome the problem. At this very moment there’s not a single factory, which ...