Vaccination of four garment factory workers has started in Gazipur to prevent the spread of coronavirus from Sunday morning. Workers are being vaccinated without registration as per the decision of secretary general of Directorate General of Health Services.
The factories are Tuska Denim Ltd and Tusuka Washing Ltd of Konabari area, Sparrow Apparels Ltd of Laxmipur and Rose Valley Garments of Bhogra area.
An inaugural function was organised at the auditorium of Tuska Denim Ltd factory in Konabari area of Gazipur City Corporation. Gazipur Civil Surgeon Dr Khairuzzaman presided over the ceremony. The vaccination programme was inaugurated by Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Jahangir Alam.
Dr Khairuzzaman said that 10,000 workers of four factories would be vaccinated on the first day. All workers will be brought under the vaccination programme in phases. No registration is required for workers to be vaccinated. However, national identity card and workplace identity card will be required.
“Our vaccination programme is mainly hospital-centric. However, we will vaccinate garment workers in their garments. We have completed all necessary preparations and trained our team including the vaccinators to do this job”, he added.
BGMEA vice-president Mohammad Nasir Uddin said workers in all factories in Gazipur would be vaccinated in phases. Vaccines will be provided to as many workers as possible before Eid. The rest of the workers will be inoculated after Eid when factories will reopen.
Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Md Jahangir Alam was present as the chief guest at the event. Gazipur Deputy Commissioner SM Tariqul Islam, Gazipur Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Zakir Hasan, BGMEA President Faruk Hossain, BGMEA Vice President Nasir Uddin, Marks and Spencer country head Swapna Bhowmik and Care Bangladesh country director Ramesh Singh was present along with others.
