Collected Photo Garment workers are expected to start receiving revised wages from January, with the new minimum wage structure scheduled to come into effect in December, participants said after the first meeting of the six-member minimum wage board on Wednesday.
Participants told reporters after the meeting that the new wage structure would be finalised and implemented in December, allowing workers to receive revised salaries from January.
The board is expected to hold its second meeting next week, they said.
The government-formed board, tasked with reviewing the minimum wage for garment workers, held its first meeting at 11:00am on Wednesday.
Senior District Judge Syed Azad Subhani chaired the meeting, while Dhaka University professor Mosleh Uddin Ahmed attended as the independent member.
BGMEA director ABM Shamsuddin and Bangladesh Employers Federation joint secretary Asif Ayub represented the employers.
Babul Akhter and Anwar Hossain represented the workers.
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