People's Jute Mills resumes production at month-end
The state-owned People's Jute Mills in Khalishpur is expected to resume its commercial production in the last week of this month.
Meanwhile, about 848 casual workers have already been reinstated as the mill produced jute goods worth about Tk 50 lakh during test production in three shifts since October 5.
“Maintenance works of the mill, which started in June this year, are nearing completion. Besides, more than 2589 quintals of raw jute supplied from Crescent Jute Mills is being used for production”, said Emdadul Huq, the project director on Tuesday.
The mill authorities have already received an order for jute goods, particularly carpet baking cloths (CBC), from the USA, the director added.
A three-member vigilance team had been formed to monitor production during night shift.
Casual workers who worked before closure of the mill are being reinstated in their respective sections on the basis of daily payment varying from Tk 130 to Tk 165, said workers' leader Abdur Rahman.
Established on 70 acres of land, the mill went into production in 1954.
About 5,000 workers and employees lost jobs when it was shut down in 2007 due to severe financial crisis following loss of Tk 140 crore, mill sources said.
A private firm, Kazi Firms Ltd, took lease of the mill from the government in 2008.
But the firm withdrew from the business in July last year and handed over the mill to the government in December last year on the grounds of incurring huge financial losses.
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