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Mainstreaming human rights in business to protect workers’ rights A study led by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) revealed that more than 3,50,000 workers in the RMG sector have lost their jobs during Covid-19 pandemic while most of the workers have been laid off without proper compensation. A staggering official record is of 56372 workers being laid off. The report also finds that the high rate of retrenchment was occurred in small factories amounting to over 10% of total work force. According to Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), at least 70,000 workers have been terminated in garment factories since April 2020. As per Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation, 150,000 workers have already lost their jobs and termination occurs every day. The Penn State Center for Global Workers Rights has found that more than a million Bangladeshi apparel workers got laid off while 72.4% of them were sent home without pay. ....
Garment factories reverting to cash for wage payment: study Star file photo Star Business Report Star Business Report Garments factories are reverting to cash to pay wages and salaries to workers just months after they embraced digital payments at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study. The digitalisation of wages got a leg up after the government enforced countrywide shutdown to slow the spread of the deadly pathogen in April. The upward trend in payments through electronic platforms continued until June. Later, the ratio of digital payments began to decline despite higher benefits of digitalisation such as decreased payroll processing costs, lost worker production time, and enhanced security associated with digital payments, said a press release citing the study. ....