Partial procedures of 9 state-owned jute mills resume
The businesses of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore regions started partially on Sunday morning after one month following a coronavirus outbreak.
The workers must maintain social distancing while attempting to avoid the chance of coronavirus, reports UNB.
According to Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC), there are roughly 10,000 long term staff at the nine jute mills. The mills were closed on March 26 following outbreak of novel coronavirus in the united states.
The authorities took your choice after a discussion with heads of the jute mills on April 23. They considered the entire condition of coronavirus crisis and made a decision to run the factories with staff at the mill colony on April 25.
Murad Hossain, joint convener of state-owned Jute CBA-Non-CBA Sangram Parishad and former CBA president of Crescent Jute Mill, said the mills were closed because of coronavirus outbreak. They reopened the mills partially to cover losses.
The personnel got assurance that they can get two months’ salary within April 30, he added.
Md Golam Rabbani, project director of Platinum Jute Mills, said the mills will open at 5am and continue until 2pm. Workers are certain to get an hour’s break.
If the personnel who are staying outside the mills colony are unable to attend work because of lockdown, it'll be considered as a standard holiday.
The functions of the mills will keep on with this way till May 5. Another decision will be taken as per the federal government direction, he added.
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) Khulna Region Coordinator Md Bonoj Uddin Mia said they made a decision to run the mills partially following a scarcity of jute packets and sacks in the united states.
They'll produce the jute goods as per the demands of foods and agriculture departments but not to export.
The local workers can only just join mills maintaining social distancing according to the health rules in order to avoid the chance of coronavirus infection.
