Trade union leaders also said workers of all garment factories except few received wages and bonus. “Of the factories, only 21 were identified as risky (regarding wage and bonus payments),” Mahmud Hasan Babu, vice president of BGMEA, told the Dhaka Tribune. However, only four other factories faced trouble though their problem is expected to be solved by Sunday.”About bonus, BGMEA vice president specified that 95% of the garment owners paid wages and bonus while the remaining 5% would complete the process by Sunday. “Around all the factories paid bonus while over 80% gave wages. Sirajul Islam added there were four factories who were found closed due to shortage of work orders and yet pay workers.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 08, 2016 18:33 UTC