Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the ministers concerned to dig out the causes of an endemic unrest in the readymade garment sector which is the highest foreign-currency earner for the country.
“She ordered the state minister for labour and employment Begum Monnujan Sufian, who is a former labour leader, to look into the unrest in RMG sector seriously,” a state minister quoted the premier as saying at the weekly cabinet meeting held at the secretariat Monday.
The prime minister asked the ministers concerned to investigate whether it is a conspiracy as unrest in RMG sector usually takes place at the time of pick season when foreign buyers give more orders, the state minister told daily sun.
She said it is imperative to find out whether it is a pre -planned attack on the garment industry, he added.
The prime minister also asked the food ministry to distribute fair-price cards to the RMG workers, said a minister who also attended the cabinet meeting.
The owners at a meeting Saturday decided to shut down all garment factories in Ashulia for an indefinite period due to ongoing labour unrest in the apparel industrial hub.
They also said it is not possible to open garment factories unless adequate security is provided.