Bangladesh’s apex garment makers’ body, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), has called upon the Government to make available subsidised goods to garment workers so as to give them some relief from the skyrocketing prices of basic commodities.
Media reports maintained this adding the BGMEA President, reportedly, maintained this during his recent meeting with the Chairman of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB).
During the meeting Faruque Hassan, reportedly, requested the TCB Chairman to arrange 40 trucks of subsidised goods in areas where most garment industries are located.
Later at a press conference where the BGMEA President talked on various issues pertaining to the industry, he, reportedly, mentioned of sending a letter to the Commerce Ministry for selling subsidised goods to the workers.
