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2024년 7월 24일

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The Daily Star

Bangladesh: Workers face overtime shifts to meet orders upon return to factories following protest crackdown

"RMG factories start to reopen gradually", 24 July 2024

Garment and textile factories started to gradually reopen yesterday after being kept shut for four days with the expectation that all factories will reopen today.

Nearly 30 percent of garment factories, including some in Dhaka, were opened yesterday and no untoward incident was reported...

"We are hopeful that all the factories will reopen tomorrow," said Mohammad Hatem, executive president of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association, over the phone.

He added that they were facing challenges in communicating with their foreign buyers due to an ongoing internet blackout.

Local liaison offices of international clothing retailers and brands have also complained of being unable to contact their headquarters and place new work orders.

Leaders of the garment and textile sectors have been lobbying the home minister and state minister for ICT over the last two days to ensure safety of workers and restore the internet.

They met the prime minister on Monday seeking to reopen factories. The prime minister advised to do so at their own risk.

Kochi added that the sector has already suffered losses amounting to Tk 6,400 crore in potential earnings due to the shutdown over the four days.

The factory owners will have to pay Tk 1,000 crore in wages although there was no production in the factories, he added.

Similarly, the losses in the garment accessories sector stands at over Tk 2,500 crore, Kochi also said...

Members of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association are also trying to reopen their factories but some have been barred by local administrations over safety concerns...

"Around 70 to 80 percent of the 450 factories currently operational outside the EPZs resumed production yesterday," said Islam.

Law enforcers allowed workers with identity cards to enter the factories, he said...

The workers of...MKM Designs, travelling to their factory on eight buses were stopped by local police at Kalurghat, he said. They were released after confirming where they were going, said Masud.

He said he was scheduled to ship 150 containers of jerseys to Spain by the end of this month.

"We already lost four days. Now we need our workers to do overtime to ensure timely shipment," he said.

Meanwhile, many workers complained of having to pay double the transport fares to reach their factories.

Sultan Ahmed, quality in-charge at Uni Garment at Bayezid, said he had to spend over Tk 90 against Tk 40 on a regular day.

"Along with the production resumption, restoration of internet is also needed now to ensure timely shipments," said Rakibul Alam, vice-president of the BGMEA.

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