The minimum Wage Board commission has fixed Tk 5,300 as the minimum wage (including expenses) with a 5% yearly increase in basic salary for entry-level garment workers, as both the workers leaders and factory owners came to a consensus on Thursday.
The basic salary of the minimum wage without expenses has been fixed at Tk3,000.
The Chairman of the commission, AK Roy, made the announcement after a meeting with the factory owners and workers leaders at its city office on Thursday afternoon.
He said: “The new wage scale will be sent to the labour ministry today and hopefully the ministry will issue a gazette in this regard soon."
The new minimum wage saw an increase of 76.66% compared to the existing minimum wage of Tk3,000.
Earlier on November 15, Labour Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju made an announcement that the new wage for the workers would take effect on December 1, adding that the 5% yearly increment was a new addition for the workers.
