Over 40 apparel factories in Bangladesh resume production

07 Apr '20

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More than 40 readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh’s Savar, Gazipur and Narayanganj resumed operations on April 5 to finish work orders despite repeated pleas from the government and the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) to extend the shutdown of RMG units till April 11. A ten-day shutdown ended on April 4.

More than 30 factories reportedly resumed operations in Ulail, Ashulia, Jamgora, Jirabo and Kathgara areas of Savar.

Many workers left for their respective hometowns last month, but were made to come back to work by owners or risk losing their jobs. Many came back having to pay two or three times the typical transportation cost, according to Bangla media reports. In Gazipur, at least eight apparel factories resumed production on April 5.

They also said management did not take appropriate measures such as masks or hand sanitizers for their workers. They risk getting infected with the novel coronavirus as many rejoined work.

But some factories, which had earlier announced they would reopen on April 5, remained closed after BGMEA's appeal.

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