"In case of any workers' unrest in any industry, the committee, headed by joint secretary of labour and employment ministry, would instantly take necessary measures to solve the problem," Home Secretary Abdul Karim Saturday told reporters at his ministry after an inter-ministerial meeting on workers' unrest in garment and jute industries.

Chaired by Law Adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein, the meeting was attended, among others, by secretaries concerned, the IGP, chiefs of deferent intelligence agencies and BGMEA and BKMEA leaders.

The meeting discussed workers' unrest prevailing in some 70 garment and jute industries in Dhaka, Chittagong and Khulna, and requested the industry owners to pay the dues of the workers immediately.

He said BGMEA and BKMEA have been given hotline telephone connections with police so that law enforcers could come forward whenever they would be informed about any trouble.

The home secretary said the meeting asked for implementation of the tripartite agreement signed between garment owners, workers and the government.