Minimum Wage Board to meet on 16 Nov over garment workers' pay

The Minimum Wage Board, formed to recommend minimum wage rates for workers and employees in the garment industry, will hold its third meeting on 16 November to discuss proposed pay rates for all categories of workers.

The meeting will begin at 11:00am at the Department of Labour on the 19th floor of Shrom Bhaban in Bijoynagar, Dhaka.

Board Chairman Syed Azad Subhani, a District and Sessions Judge, will preside over the meeting, which has been convened under Section 139 of the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006.

According to a notice issued by the board, the first item on the agenda will be the submission of a written proposal on minimum wage rates by the representative of garment industry owners.

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The meeting will also discuss formulating recommendations on minimum wage rates for workers and employees across all categories in the garment sector.