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Wage commission likely today

By Nurul Kabir
The Wage Commission for the Industrial workers is likely to be announced today. official sources said.
The Government-Worker* Joint Committee to scrutinize the existing labour laws will meanwhile hold Its first meeting tomorrow, ihe sources added.
The government signed two separate agreements with ihe leaders of the workers of jute and textile sectors tn this regard on December 10 and a
Ing with the leaders of the Sramik Karmacharl O(kya Parishad (SKOP) on December 21 last year.
Under Ihe agreements and Ihe MOU signed with the labour leaders the government was supposed to announce the Wage Commission for fixing up of new wage structure for the Industrial workers by December 28. last year.
According to the sources, formalion of the Wage Commission was delayed as the SKOP failed to submit the list of Its 5 representatives on the Commission tn due lime.
The government, under the obligation of the agreements and the MOU was bound to Inelude five representatives from the SHOP and one each from the Patkal Sramlk Karnsscharl Sa ngram Partshad and the public sector Textile Mills Workers and Employees Union.
The SKOP leaders submit led the list of their representatives In the proposed Wage Commtsaion on December 29. a day after the scheduled date of announcing the Wage Commission was over The lenders of the Jute and textile workers however selected their representatives much earlier.
According to the official sources, the Prime Minister approved the proposed Wage Commission yesterday and it Is likely Io be announced today.
According to the agree ments and the MOU signed earlier, the Wage Commission will announce the national minimum wage' for the Indus trial workers within two months after the formation <»f the Commission while II will submit its complete report within four months.
The workers of Jute and textile sectors and the SKOP were simultaneously struggling to press their six. eight and five point charier of demands that Include fixation of minimum national wage for both the private and public sector al Taka 1400. halt to disinvestment In the trade and industries and repeal of certain clauses of labour laws that allegedly go against the Interests of the workers.
Of these, the government meanwhile gave its word In black and while that tl would not go for further disinvestment unless it could reach a consensus with the labour leaders on the Issue.
A 12-member Joint committee for scrutinising the exist-' Ing labour laws has already been formed with seven members from the workers side and five from the government. This committee would prepare a report suggesting that the government repeal
certain clauses and form some new ones. The first nnctlng of this committee Is scheduled Io be held tomorrow.
About the Wage Comndssiun report, the JuU Minkler Brig Hannan Shah In id) and Abul Basher a labour leader sepa ratcly told The Daily Star yesterday that they were hopeful about a solution that would secure the Interest u( the workers on the one hand and ensure Increased productivity on the other.