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15 Sep 2024

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The Daily Star (Bangladesh)

Bangladesh: Garment factory owners threaten to shut down factories indefinitely under 'no work, no pay' rule if unrest continues

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"No work, no pay if unrest doesn’t stop today", 15 September 2024

Garment factory owners yesterday threatened to shut down their production units for an indefinite period under the 'no work, no pay' clause of the labour law if the unrest in the sector continues...

...Most of the factories in Ashulia were running yesterday until lunchtime, after which the workers did not return to their workstations...

...Ananta Garments has been bearing Tk 1.2 crore as operational loss for every day of unrest, said its managing director Inamul Haq Khan.

So, over the last 13 days, the company lost Tk 15 crore...

Work orders are diverting to India, Pakistan and other countries as international retailers and brands are worried and asking about the frequent unrest in Bangladesh, said Kalpan Hossain, managing director of DEKKO Legacy Group.

...As of yesterday, 4,094 of the 9,481 factories have completed the payment to the workers, he added...

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