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Vol. 5 Num 1137 Fri. August 10, 2007  
   
General


Star Jute Mills workers resume work


Workers of the state-owned Star Jute Mills (SJM) resumed their work from the morning shift yesterday as the authorities agreed to pay their arrear wages of two out of three weeks.

Production in the mill remained suspended since last Sunday as 2,041 workers stopped working in protest against non-payment of arrear wages for three weeks.

The mill has incurred a loss of Tk 40 lakh due to suspension of production by the workers, said Deputy General Manager Shafique Islam.

The mill is able to produce at least 28 metric tonnes of products on an average everyday, he added.