At a consultation meeting with tea workers' representatives, Adviser M Sakhawat Hossain assured that their legitimate demands would be implemented promptly. Workers called for wage hikes, permanent housing, nationalization of primary schools within tea gardens, improved sanitation and safe drinking water, trade union reform and election rights, as well as pension and gratuity after retirement. They also demanded measures to preserve the languages and cultures of indigenous communities. In response, Hossain said tea garden owners had raised concerns that auction prices for tea leaves barely cover production costs. The government is considering raising auction prices to proportionately increase wages.
চা শ্রমিকদের সকল ন্যায্য দাবি দ্রুত বাস্তবায়ন করা হবে বলে জানিয়েছেন শ্রম-কর্মসংস্থান ও নৌ পরিবহন মন্ত্রণালয়ের উপদেষ্টা ব্রিগেডিয়ার জেনারেল (অব.) ড. এম সাখাওয়াত হোসেন।
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