Wages and Social Security, Moonlight, Bangladesh - 2024
Workers of Gazipur's ready-made garments and textile factories demanded payment of their due salaries for the month of July as factories reopened August 11th. Factories were closed last week. Workers of Ehsan Garments Ltd and Moon Light Garments Ltd have not been paid as of August 11th. Other facilities are also affected, see in Open Supply Hub for Sadma facilities, here, and here, Meek Knith, Moonlight Garments, and here, and Ehsan Garments, and here. Sadma Group Owner and BGMEA Vice-President Nasir Uddin told The Daily Star that last month's due salary will be paid this week. Many factory owners have been unable to pay salaries due to the disruption in banking services. Rafiq Miah, a worker of Meek Knit factory, said workers have joined their workplaces. But landlords will not let them stay if they do not get the salary on time and pay rent. Azizul Islam, General Secretary of Gazipur Garment Workers Trade Union Centre, said that the workers of Moon Light Garments Ltd and Ehsan Garments Ltd have not been paid as of August. Moonlight and Ehsan Garments Ltd. are 100% export-oriented garment manufacturers that have provided huge business benefits to a large number of garment manufacturers in the RMG sector in Bangladesh. Ehsan is a business unit of the Khaled Group of Companies Ltd and is a family-owned business conglomerate in Bangladesh. The self-presentation claim: All these companies are placed in their respective industries, generating profit for the shareholders. Led by a proficient management team and supported by a 10,000+ workforce, the conglomerate has a presence in Engineering, Animal Nutrition, Livestock, Aquaculture, Agricultural, Apparel & Textile, Shipping & Logistics, Information Technology etc. Khaled Group is one of the fastest-growing business groups in Bangladesh and claim that they stay for strong foundation of unmatched ethical standards and values.
Basic Information
Case ID: 2024.013
Identification Number from Open Supply Hub (OS-ID): BD2022298HYBERZ
Affected Country: Bangladesh
Date of occurrence: 2024-08-11
Social Sector Risks concerned:
- Wages (Conventions Nr. 26 & 102 & 131 & 177 & 181; FAO)
Supplier Details
Moonlight Garments Ltd.
530, KUNIA Pachar, TARGACH, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, 1704 GAZIPUR
Targack, National University
Gazipur
1704
Bangladesh
Phone
+1913467286
Supplier Website: http://www.khaled-group.com/business/textile.php
Production Site
Known certifications:
ISO, SA, STeP by OEKO-TEX® certified facilities per 20 April 2022 Listed in the supplier list of the Partnership for Sustainable Textile
Source of information about certifications:
https://www.bgmea.com.bd/member/2497
2. Source of information about certificates:
https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/BD2020281GMW2D4?q=BD2022298HYBERZ&sort_by=contributors_desc
Total number of workers/employees:
2.285
Number of male workers:
1285
Number of female workers:
1000
Workers movement
There are unions active.
Name(s) of union(s) :
Gazipur Garment Workers Trade Union Centre
Business Relations
Known Buyer/Brands:
- Aldi Nord International Holding GmbH
- Lidl Stiftung Co. KG
Source of information buyers:
https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/BD2020281GMW2D4?q=BD2022298HYBERZ&sort_by=contributors_desc
Open Supply Hub Current Contributers Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (PST) This is the production location list of members of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (PST) from August 2024, including all tier 1 and some deeper supply chain data. PST Aug 2024 - pt.1 up load of member
2. Source of information buyers:
http://www.alvenousfashion.com/Affiliate-Factories/ehsan-moonlight-garments-ltd.html
Further information about buyer's sources:
At least one of the buyers has the duty to report according to the Supply Chain Act / CSDDD.
Follow up
Are there any reactions to the follow up: no information
Sources
Name of reporting organisation: Sustainable Fashion Resource Centre Kyna Intel
Source of information about the case:
The Daily Star
Contributor: INKOTA-netzwerk
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