Six-Member Board Formed to Set New Wages for Garment Workers
The government has formed a six-member wage board, chaired by Justice Ashfaqur Rahman, to set new wages for workers in the ready-made garment industry.
Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury announced the decision at a press conference at the ministry in the Secretariat on Sunday, November 1.
Dr. Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, a professor in the Department of Public Administration at the University of Dhaka, will serve as the board’s independent member.
Asif Ayub, joint secretary-general of the Bangladesh Employers’ Federation, will represent employers. ABM Shamsuddin, a director of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), will represent garment industry owners.
Anwar Hossain, president of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, will represent workers. Babul Akhter, general secretary of the Bangladesh Garments and Industrial Workers Federation, will represent workers employed in the garment industry.
The appointments were made under various subsections of Section 138 of the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006, as amended in 2026. The Ministry of Labour and Employment issued two separate notifications on Sunday regarding the appointments.
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