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Haque Amin, president of National Garment Workers Federation. Amin was also present in the yesterday meeting.

Sufian last week asked the factory owners to pay 60 percent gross salary to the workers for April.

The decision was taken as many workers could not join their workplaces after the operation was resumed.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and BKMEA sent letters to their member factories on May 2 and 3, asking them to prepare the salary sheets of the workers as per the decisions taken in the previous meetings.

The workers will receive salaries in their mobile financial service accounts.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her speech to the nation on March 25 announced a stimulus package of Tk 5,000 crore for the export-oriented sectors to pay the workers’ salary and allowances.

The factory owners will receive interest-free loans under this package with a 2 percent service charge.