Employees of TRZ Group have been reassured by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) that their arrears will be settled by 22nd August.
Following a meeting between top office bearers of BGMEA and TRZ Group workers on Tuesday, Khandoker Rafiqul Islam, acting president of BGMEA, informed the local media, “The factory owner has agreed to clear all dues by 22nd August.”
“The factory owner already paid a part of their payment on Monday. As per the commitment, the owner will try to pay workers before the deadline,” he added.
About 200 TRZ Group employees had earlier in the evening barricaded the BGMEA office in Uttara in protest of unpaid wages.
Director Ashikur Rahman Tuhin, Managing Director of TRZ Group Harun Ur Rashid, Vice President of the BGMEA Abdullah Hil Rakib, and Khandoker Rafiqul Islam chaired the meeting.
