DHAKA: Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Thursday (April 16) claimed that about 87 per cent of its listed factory workers received wages of March, 2020.

BGMEA president Dr Rubana Huq also said the rest mostly belong to small and medium factories who don’t have big buyers behind them.”

Wage disbursements are going on in some 97 factories in Dhaka and 119 in Chattogram, she added.

Earlier, the government has warned the garment factories of taking legal if they fail to pay March wages by today (April 16).

BDST: 1826 HRS, APR 16, 2020
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