DHAKA: The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety will pay 50 percent of the total salary of the garments which are temporarily closed or will be closed.

The Alliance chairperson Ellen Tauscher informed garment owners on Thursday evening.

She came up with the assertion while addressing a seminar on ‘Building Safer Workplace Together’ at a city hotel.

Ellen Tauscher said the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety will pay 50 percent of the total salary of those garments which are temporarily closed or will be closed.

It will continue for two months in each factory, she added. Fund will be given through the owners of the factories.

Tauscher told her audience that if the duration crosses two-month limit, the Alliance will not be responsible.

She urged to resume all the closed factories.

Tauscher emphasized the importance of this potential sector of the country and expressed her commitment regarding this.

The Alliance of 26 US buyers will support Bangladeshi readymade garment industry, she added.

BDST: 2130 HRS, APR 17, 2014