Tea workers will get Tk 5,000 per person as arrears of wages

Tea workers will get Tk 5,000 per person as an outstanding wage. The decision was taken at a meeting with Bangladeshi Tea Parliament (Owners) and Bangladesh Tea Workers Union activists at Vijayanagar Labor Bhaban in the capital on Wednesday (February 2).

According to the report, the Bangladeshi Tea Parliament (Owners) and the Minister of State for Labor and Employment Begum Mannujan Sufian exchanged views with the Bangladesh Tea Workers Union (Labor Party) to resolve the situation arising on the payment of outstanding wages for tea workers. He then declared Rs.

The money management authority will pay in three installments, stating that the first installment must be paid before March 7. The rest of the two -legged tea workers and the owners will discuss and determine.

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On August 28 last year, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina increased the daily wages of tea workers from Tk 120 to Tk 5 and fixed Tk 5. At the same time, it was announced to determine the wages, annual leave, salary, festival leave, illness leave. The Prime Minister's announcement also said that the owners of the medical expenses will carry the owners. Future funds will increase proportional to the employer's contribution.
In addition, ration facilities will be increased at subsidized prices. Production in medical facilities, pensions of retired workers, costs of education for tea workers, maintenance, costume costs, free settlements and maintenance program will increase.

From the day after the Prime Minister's announcement, tea workers have been getting all the extended wages, including extended wages. However, the workers were demanding extended wages from January 2021 to August 21222.
Ministry secretary said. Elahi, Additional Secretary Toufiqul Arif, Director General of Labor Department Khaled Mamun Chowdhury, Bangladeshi Tea Parliamentary Chairman Shah Alam, Secretary General Dr. Mozaffar Ahmed, Kamran T Rahman, Acting General Secretary of Tea Workers Union Nripen Pal, Finance Secretary Paresh Kalindi and other leaders were present.