RMG factory closure extended till April 25

Factories registered with Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association will remain closed until April 25.

BGMEA and BKMEA confirmed the decision in a joint statement on Friday after the government extend the public holidays till April 25 considering the coronavirus situation across the country.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Rubana Huq and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association president KM Salim Osman in the statement said that they had decided that the RMG factories would remain close until April 25.

But if the factory owners felt necessary to keep their units open for the disbursement of workers’ wages, they (factory owners) must have to inform respective trade bodies and industrial police, the statement read.  

Earlier, the holiday was from March 26 to April 4 which was extended to April 11.

The holiday later included the next two days and government holiday on April 14 for Bengali New Year.

The apparel trade bodies also announced closer of RMG factories until April 14 and requested factory owners to pay wages for March by April 16.

News Courtesy: www.newagebd.net