DHAKA: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour and Employment Ministry on Sunday finalized the appointment of 67 inspectors in ensuring the security to the readymade garment factories, said sources concerned.

An additional secretary level official has also joined as the director general (DG) of Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments, said a competent source.

The information was revealed after a meeting of the committee held in the parliament on Sunday afternoon with committee chairperson Monnujan Sufian in the chair.

At the primary stage, the department began functioning with some 993 manpower in its headhunters and 23 different districts, according to the sources. At present, the recruitment process is also going on.

A proposal was set to Ministry of Public Administration to create a total of 93 new posts including an additional secretary, a joint secretary, and a system analyst for Labour and Employment Ministry as its field of activities has been expanded.


Of the posts, consent has already been gotten for 55 posts.

At the meeting, issues related to extending the inspection sector, providing necessary logistic supports to the manpower and forming labour for the newly raised industrial areas have been discussed.

The committee also recommended the ministry concerned to take punitive measures against the factories those is axing workers’ job.

State minister for Labour and Employment M Mujibul Haque Chunnu, lawmaker Israfil Alam, Anwarul Khan Abedin, Chhbi Biswas, Shirin Akther, M Ruhul Amin, M Rejazul haque Chudhury, and Roksana Yasmin, among others, attended the meeting.

Labour and employment ministry secretary and other high official of the ministry also present there.

BDST: 2000 HRS MAY 25, 2014