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The country is missing out on a huge amount of revenue due to the illegal employment of foreigners

The government has formed a new wage board for the RMG sector to formulate a new wage structure for apparel workers.

Safety and compliance inspection in the country’s industrial sectors, especially in the apparel industry, is going to be digitalized soon, as part of the government’s move to technologically overhaul the country.

The wages board for reviewing wages of country’s readymade garment workers is likely to be formed by this month as the labour ministry asked directorate of labour to finalise the names of the representatives of factory owners and workers for the board.

A move has been initiated to review wages of readymade garment workers against the backdrop of workers’ movement for pay hike and demands from national and international labour rights groups. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has requested the government to form a minimum wage board in this regard as the apparel factory owners have expressed their willingness to raise the workers’ wages.

December 30, 2016 Some news highlights relevant to RMG sector: Fund for RMG Workers: Ministry of Labour and Employment has announced that whenever banks will be transferring fund relating to RMG exports, 0.03 per cent will be deposited towards a benevolent fund for RMG workers. BGMEA predicts minimum of 80 crore taka will be deposited each year in this account.