Labour Minister Mujibul Haque Chunnu said pension benefits for workers employed in export-oriented garment industry is planning to launch a program of the Ministry of

Labour and Employment. The pension benefits for all workers in the country will be brought, he said. Today at noon, the State Secretariat at the Ministry of Labour in a meeting with officials of the Bangladesh Labour Rights Forum, he told journalists. Mujibul Haque Chunnu the welfare of workers in export-oriented garment industry, the government has formed a special welfare fund. Since July this year, the export-oriented garment industry, nearly 89 lakh welfare fund has been submitted. Every year, at the rate of three per cent export-oriented garment industry, this sector will be nearly 70 million deposit. The export-oriented garment industry with the revenue to be working in pension benefits for all workers to launch a special program will be implemented by the government. State media said the Workers' Welfare Foundation 171 million in today's money. Meanwhile, two and a half crore has been distributed from the fund. Children 25 thousand to three million workers in this fund will be to provide financial assistance and scholarships.