The arrears of 16,142 workers from seven out of 14 closed garment factories of Beximco Industrial Park Ltd have been cleared through joint efforts of the labour and finance ministries, according to an official handout said.
The handout added that the dues of workers from the remaining factories would be paid in phases.
On March 6, the government handed over a cheque of Tk 525.46 crore to settle all arrears of laid-off workers and staff from the 14 closed factories of Beximco Industrial Park Ltd.
Ministry of Labour and Employment Secretary AHM Shafiquzzaman handed over the cheque to Beximco Limited Managing Director Osman Kaiser Chowdhury.
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