Some 132 small and cottage industrial units inside two estates of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Sylhet have long been suffering due to the poor infrastructure and other facilities available to them.
Some financial analysts have urged the Federal Government to raise the nation’s oil production to OPEC quota, as panacea to ensure fiscal sustainability and reduce the proposed budget deficit.
A remark by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Monday that the government hopes to continue raising the nation’s monthly minimum wage every year drew mixed reactions from labor unions and trade groups yesterday, from expectations about a steeper increase next year to concerns over adverse effects on businesses already affected by COVID-19 restrictions.
Taiwan Labour Front secretary-general Son Yu-liam (孫友聯) said he welcomed Tsai’s announcement and expected that a wage hike next year would be larger than the increase this year, the state-run Central News Agency (CNA) quoted Son as saying.
This year, the monthly minimum wage was raised by 5.21 percent
INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC: Some SMEs have been hit by COVID-19 restrictions, so there should be support for those that cannot afford a minimum wage hike, a group saidBy Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporter
Taipei, June 2 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Wednesday she was hopeful that a new bilateral trade initiative between Taiwan and the United States will eventually lead to a trade agreement for the two countries.