Four companies on Tuesday handed over cheques for about Tk 6.93 crore to State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Mannuzan Sufian as their portion for the labour welfare fund. The companies are Robi Axiata Limited, Meghna Petroleum Limited, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Nuvista Pharma Limited. As per the labour rule, the companies provided a specific portion of money from their profit to the labour fund of the Labour Ministry. Read: Tk 850-crore revolving fund for capital market in the offing Chief of the human resource department of Robi Imtiaz Khan and general manager of Meghna Petroleum Akter Hossain handed over a cheque of Tk2.76 crore and Tk2.16 crore respectively to the junior minister. Chief Operation Officer of Beximco and Nuvista Pharma Rabbur Reza handed over two cheques of Tk1.95 crore and Tk5.42 lakh on behalf of their companies at a simple ceremony. According to the Bangladesh Labor Act, one-tenth of the profit of a company is to be deposited to the Bangladesh Sramik Kollyan Foundation fund under the Ministry of Labor and Employment. Read: BGMEA health fund receives Tk 1 mn donation from bKash for garment workers So far, 217 local and foreign and multinational companies have deposited Tk 600 crore to the fund. The fund provides treatment costs for incurable diseases of the workers of institutional and non-institutional sectors and funds for the higher education of their children.

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian on Thursday urged employers to pay the arrear and Eid bonus of workers within May 10. She made the call at the 67th meeting of the Tripartite Consultative Committee (TCC) and the 8th meeting of RMG TCC. Munnujan Sufian urged employers to pay the arrears before Eid-ul-Fitr and suggested providing zone-based holidays to workers if possible. As the employers and workers’ leaders demanded taking special initiative to provide vaccine jabs to the workers, the state minister said she would send a letter to the Prime Minister in this regard. She also urged the workers to maintain strict health guidelines to be safe from the coronavirus infection.

State Minister for Labour and Employment Munnujan Sufian on Friday urged the International Labour Organization (ILO) to play an active role to fight against the coronavirus pandemic and revive the economy of the country.

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian on Tuesday said that the country will be free of child labour within 2025 according to the target of the sustainable development goals (SDG).

The overall situation of the industrial sector, including readymade garments factories, is more satisfactory than ever as all the workers have already been paid salaries and bonuses. 

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian on Wednesday urged all employers to clear the salaries and Eid-ul-Azha bonuses of their employees by July 25.

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian said that the ministry has donated Tk 84 crore for the welfare of garments industry workers from its central fund.

State Minister for Labour and Employment Munnujan Sufian on Monday requested the workers of state owned Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) to accept the closure of its 25 mills announced on Sunday, along with the so-called ‘golden handshake’ for workers, peacefully.

State Minister for Labour and Employment Munnujan Sufian on Monday directed all industry owners to pay the salary of March to their workers within April 16.   “Legal action will be taken if any owner fails to follow the directive,” she said in a statement on Monday.   The government declared general holidays to tackle the spread of coronavirus, bringing economic activities to almost a halt.

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian on Friday urged worker leaders not to approach foreigners with complaints about any problem faced by Bangladeshi garment workers.