Abir: Hey Fahim; How are You?

Fahim: Fine. What about You?

Abir: Me too. Last Night, I called you but you didn’t answer anything wrong.
Fahim: Actually, I was reading Labor Law and I was read one important topic which is
MWB.
Abir: What is MWB?
Fahim: The MWB was established in 1959 and is composed of representatives from the
government, employers, and workers.

Abir: Do you the minimum wage in Bangladesha ?

Fahim: The current minimum wage in Bangladesh is BDT 8,000 (US$75) per month for
unskilled workers in the ready-made garment industry. This was set in 2018 and has not been
revised since

Abir: Is it Enough?

Fahim: A study by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies found that the
minimum wage is only enough to cover about two-thirds of the basic needs of a worker
and their family.

In 2023, Bangladeshi unions are demanding a tripling of the minimum wage to BDT 22,000-
24,000 (US$203-$222) per month. They are also asking for the government to review the
minimum wage annually rather than every five years.

Abir: I understand.

Fahim: I just think how pregnant woman can bear his day to day expense because that time
she didn’t work?
Abir: The maternity benefit is payable to a woman worker for a period of 8 weeks preceding
the expected date of delivery and 8 weeks following the date of delivery.

Fahim: Are they receive anypayment that time ?

 Abir: There are three available procedures of payments:

1) The employer can pay the full amount of maternity benefit within 3
days of the employee submitting proof of delivery.
2) The employer can also pay 8 weeks salary in full within 3 days of the
employee submitting the proof of pregnancy and the remaining 8
weeks salary in installments within 8 weeks after the employee
submits the proof of delivery.
 3) The employer can also pay 8 weeks salary in installments within
8 weeks after the employee submits the proof of pregnancy and
delivery

Fahim: I see.
Abir: