RAJSHAHI, Jan 6, 2021 (BSS) – Some 15 occupational labourers and family members were given financial support worth Taka 3.90 lakh aimed at facilitating them to overcome their financial hardship.
The support was provided on behalf of the Bangladesh Labourers Welfare Foundation under the Ministry of Labour and Employment for various purposes including occupational illness and fatalities of the institutional and non-institutional level employees.
Rajshahi District Administration at its conference hall distributed the bank cheques among the enlisted persons of four districts in Rajshahi region on Tuesday afternoon.
Deputy Commissioner Abdul Jalil accompanied by Additional Deputy Commissioner Shariful Haque, Divisional Director of the Department of Labour Enamul Haque and Deputy Inspector General of the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) Mahfuzul Haque Bhuiyan distributed the financial support.
Speaking on the occasion, Abdul Jalil said the present government is pledged to ensure occupational safety and legitimate rights. To this end, the government under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly.
He said the workers play a vital role in the country’s economic development. “But, they remained neglected in occupational health. They met accidents several times while on duty, causing a loss to the national economy,” he said.
DC Jalil, however, said the present government is committed to ensuring occupational health and safety of workers.
He told the meeting that an occupational safety and health institute is being built in Rajshahi city for disseminating ideas about occupational accident, safety and diseases prevention to the factory workers and day labourers.
The construction work of the “National Occupational Health and Safety related Research and Training Institute” has been progressing at Terakhadia area here for the last couple of years.
The DIFE has been implementing the project on 19 bighas of land with an estimated cost of around Taka 165 crore.
Upon its successful implementation, the institute will contribute a lot to ensuring sound health and safety of all factory and industry workers.