The decision intimated on Friday followed the government announcement that came a day earlier that the whole of Bangladesh is at risk of coronavirus infection. “Now the health safety of the workers and ourselves is the only priority,” BGMEA President Rubana Huq said. At least one worker and the owner of a readymade garment factory have died after contracting the disease. Rubana also claimed only 203 of the 2,274 firms registered with the association have not paid the workers their wages for March. Earlier, factory owners had faced criticisms for reopening amid the shutdown, forcing thousands of workers to walk or take other perilous means to reach the workplaces and save their job.

Source: bd News24 April 17, 2020 21:22 UTC