The Minimum Wage Board is set to hold its second meeting to recommend the minimum wage for all categories of workers and employees in the readymade garment (RMG) industry. The meeting will take place on Monday (November 9) at 11 AM in the board’s conference room in Dhaka.
This information was disclosed in a notice signed by Raisha Afroz, Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, on Sunday (November 8).
The notice states that the Board’s second meeting has been called to formulate recommendations for the minimum wage rate for all categories of workers and employees engaged in the garment industry, in accordance with Section 139 of the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006.
The meeting will be presided over by the Board’s Chairman and District and Sessions Judge, Syed Azad Subhan. The session will be held in the board’s conference room on the 14th floor of Shah Porshia Building, 40 Segunbagicha, Dhaka.
Board members have been requested to attend the meeting on time.
According to the notice, the agenda for the meeting includes two items: the submission of separate written proposals for the minimum wage rate by representatives of both the workers’ side and the owners’ side of the garment industry, and discussions on formulating recommendations for the minimum wage rate for all categories of workers and employees.
During the meeting, discussions will revolve around recommending the minimum wage for the garment sector after reviewing the proposals from both worker and owner representatives.
