The government on Thursday handed over a cheque for Tk 525.46 crore to pay all arrears of laid-off workers and staff of 14 closed factories of Beximco Industrial Park.
Labour and employment ministry secretary AHM Shafiquzzaman handed over the cheque to Beximco Limited managing director Osman Kaiser Chowdhury.
On February 27, labour and employment adviser retired Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hossain said that the government would pay the dues of laid-off workers of the 14 industrial units of the Beximco Industrial Park in phases from March 9.
The adviser revealed that the Finance Division would provide Tk听325.46 crore and Tk听200 crore would come from the central fund under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
In a statement, the ministry said, as per the decision of the 8th meeting of the advisory council committee reviewing the labour and business situation of the factories of the Beximco Industrial Park, the government had sanctioned Tk 525.46 crore to pay the workers鈥� arrears.
About 31,679 workers and 1,565 other staff were employed at the Beximco Industrial Park units.
As per the government鈥檚 decision, the 14 companies at the Beximco Industrial Park were shut down permanently on February 28.
Moreover, the government formed a high-level committee led by Lutfey.