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Minimum wage for the workers in Bangladesh ’ s backward linkage of apparel industry , the textiles sector , has been recommended at Taka 5,710 .
The board formed to formulate the fresh wage structure for the textile workers has made the recommendation , what has been published as a Government order recently . This is the final recommendation of the wage board formed by the Government .
Under the new wage structure , the textile workers of upazila-level will receive a monthly pay of Taka 5,710 . Those working in district headquarters will receive a monthly wage of Taka 5,990 , and finally , those in divisional headquarters will get Taka 7,170 .
The last review of a minimum wage for textile workers was held back in 2011 . Back then , the minimum wage was set at Taka 3,302 with Taka 2,150 as the basic pay , Taka 752
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as house rent , medical expense of Taka 300 , and travel allowance of Taka 100 .
It is pertinent to add here that Bangladesh Government formed the wage board for textile workers back in April 2017 . It was formed with workers ’ representative Md Mostafa , Vice President of Dhaka Cotton Mills ’ Workers Union , and Md Jamal Uddin , former Director
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of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association ( BTMA ) and owner of Jamal Uddin Textile Pvt . Ltd ., as the factory owners ’ representative .
According to data available , nearly 6,00,000 workers are engaged with the textile sector of Bangladesh , which include those working in the Jamdani weaving , specialised textile mills , terry towels and home textiles sector .
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Under the new wage structure , the textile workers of upazilalevel will receive a monthly pay of Taka 5,710 . Those working in district headquarters will receive a monthly wage of Taka 5,990 ...
Mansoor Ahmed , Secretary of BTMA , told Apparel Online that the new wage structure has been formulated in consultation with the BTMA . “ We have no objection about the new wage . But we have identified some anomalies with respect to the designation of the workers , which we have said needs adjustment ,” he added .
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After months of sluggish growth , Bangladesh ’ s apparel exports have finally rebounded in the month of May – fetching over US $ 2.8 billion , thanks to demand for both knit and woven products .
According to the data released by Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau , the country ’ s total apparel exports surpassed US $ 28.13 billion during the July- May 2018 period , marking an impressive 9.7 per cent gain on a year-to-year basis compared to last year .
In the month of May , it was a 114 per cent gain from
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US $ 2.47 billion of April 2018 . As a whole , this time , apparel exports contributed to almost an overwhelming 85 per cent of the total US $ 3.32 billion exports , which normally hovers around 82-83 per cent .
Over the past year , Bangladesh ’ s apparel exports witnessed ups and downs throughout – hitting low during September-December 2017 period .
Stats say knitwear and woven products equally contributed to the surge . Knit products fetched US $ 1.43 billion in May , what was US $ 1.22 in April . On the other
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According to the data released by Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau , the country ’ s total apparel exports surpassed US $ 28.13 billion during the July-May 2018 period , marking an impressive 9.7 per cent gain on a year-to-year basis compared to last year . |
hand , woven products fetched US $ 1.42 billion as against US $ 1.25 billion in the previous month .
July-May 2018 ’ s apparel export figures of US $ 28.13 per cent surpassed the strategic export target of US $ 27.24 billion by over 3.2 per cent . During the same period last year , the figures were US $ 25.62 billion , according to the stats .
Collectively , the total exports of US $ 3.32 billion fell short of the strategic target of US $ 3.38 billion by 1.7 per cent . But , on a year-to-year basis , it was over 9 per cent gain .
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