Own Correspondent:
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon all workers and owners to maintain good relations and increase production. He said this at a function on the occasion of Great May Day at Bangabandhu International Conference Center on Wednesday (May 1).
The Prime Minister said, I call upon all workers and owners to maintain good relations and increase production. The country is ours. Here both have to work together. We will see if there is any problem. No need to go to anyone’s door for that. We know the character and characteristics of our soil and people. We can also solve the problem.
He said, we will take our country forward. We will build a developed and prosperous country by 2041. For this, production should be increased. Not even an inch of land will remain uncultivated. We will meet our own needs. I will not touch anyone. The father of the nation said, beggars have no dignity. We have manpower, we can provide labor, we will use the remaining resources to increase production.
Highlighting the various measures taken by his government for the workers, the Prime Minister said that measures have been taken to ensure that industries and factories do not close down. Even in Corona, we have taken various steps including giving incentives. I stood by the workers and businessmen even during the crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. I have made the wages of garment workers 8200-12500.
Sheikh Hasina said, “We have some people who go down the streets with the workers.” The factory that is your bread and butter also runs your family. If that factory closes, you, your family and the owners also suffer. But who benefits? We have to keep them in mind. We want both employer and employee to benefit.
He said, in many countries of the world, men and women do not get equal wages. We have equalized it. I have taken measures to train women workers. I made a dormitory for them to stay.