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The minimum wage board has drafted its proposal recommending Tk 16,250 as minimum monthly wages for the workers of the country's poultry industry.
Moreover, a 5.0-percent annual increment has also been proposed for the sector.
To this end, the labour and employment ministry on April 16 issued a gazette notification, seeking suggestions or objections, if any, within 14 days of its publication.
In January 2024, the ministry formed the minimum wage board, which is the first time to fix minimum wages for the sector.
According to the notification, a worker at grade-IV will receive Tk 16,250 as a minimum monthly wage that includes basic pay Tk 9,500, house rent Tk 4, 750 (50pc of basic pay), Tk 1,500 as medical allowance and Tk 500 as travel allowance.
Workers at grade-III have been proposed to receive Tk 20,750 as minimum monthly wage, grade-II at Tk 26,750 and grade-I at Tk 30,050 respectively.
The board has also recommended the same amount (Tk 16,250) as a minimum pay for an employee of grade-IV.
It has proposed Tk 11,500 as the monthly pay for both apprentice workers and employees with the six-month period of apprenticeship.
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