Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that if the workers are deprived of their fair dues, even if he is an internationally renowned person, he will not be exempted.

The Prime Minister said these words at a discussion meeting organized by the Ministry of Labor and Employment on the occasion of the Great May Day at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Sherebangla Nagar of the capital on Wednesday (April 30).

Urging the owners to look after the interests of the workers without showing them luxury, the head of government said, “If someone deprives the workers, whoever he is, even if he is internationally renowned, we will not leave him, we will not leave him.” Workers have to pay their dues, they have to see.

Noting that the Awami League has increased the wages of workers every time it came to power, Sheikh Hasina said that the goal of the Awami League is to change the fate of the working people. The government wants to develop skilled manpower. It is the duty of Awami League to look after the welfare of the workers.

He said, we have taken measures to ensure that the factories do not close down. Like many developed countries in the world, women in our country get equal wages. In our time the number of women workers has increased to 43.1 percent. Girls can work anywhere. We have created that opportunity.

He also said that besides giving incentives to the owners during the covid epidemic, we sent money directly to the mobile phones of the workers through Bangladesh Bank.

Sheikh Hasina said that in the name of agitation, BNP has killed common people including workers by burning buses, trucks and workers. We have provided assistance to every affected worker-employer. I think it is the responsibility of Awami League to see the welfare of workers. Welfare of people is our endeavor.