11,293 more Beximco workers get arrears

The authorities of completely closed 14 factories at the Beximco Industrial Park on Tuesday, March 11, paid arrears of their 11,293 more workers with the help of Labour and Employment, and Finance ministries.

With this, a total of 27,680 labourers received their arrears, and payment of remaining dues will continue gradually, the Ministry of Labour and Employment said in a statement today.

Earlier, the government handed over Tk 525.46 crore cheques to the managing director of Beximco Limited, Osman Kaiser Chowdhury, to pay the dues of workers and employees of completely closed 14 factories at the Beximco Industrial Park in Gazipur, the ministry said in a statement on March 6.

All 14 factories under the textiles and apparel division of the park, located in the Sarabo area of Gazipur, were declared fully closed effective from February 28.

Concurrently, the company decided to lay off all workers employed at these facilities. The decision was announced in a notice signed by the managing director on February 26.

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