The challenges in reviving our jute sector

It seems that the present crisis in the state-owned jute mills will hardly be over with the Tk 169.14 crore allocated by the government to the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) to pay the workers their dues. This may placate the workers for the time being, but as their other demands, including implementing the new wage scale, cannot be met with this money, there are chances of further unrest. And unless steps are taken to completely restructure the sector, the problems the sector is currently facing will persist.