The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has sensed a campaign of industrial sabotage in Saturday’s protests of garment workers at Tongi, which, its leaders have said, was aimed at crowding out the country of the global clothing market.
Traffic movement on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway was suspended for nearly four hours today as garment workers put up barricade on the road demanding their salaries in arrear and bonuses ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. Police charged batons on the demonstration, leaving 50 workers injured, witnesses said.
Food rationing for some 3 million garment workers looked uncertain as government and factory owners' sides traded blames for lack of willingness for the start. Sources said the garment owners were yet to take any comprehensive initiative to introduce the programme for the benefit of the workers.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith today said in Parliament the government too worried about the unrest in garment sector and the prime minister has directed all concerned to take necessary steps to control the prevailing situation.
Hundreds of workers of two garment factories have laid siege to Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) office since morning demanding salary and bonus.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday demanded political stability and right economic policies to shoot up country's exports to US$25 billion by 2013.
Garment workers observed a token hunger strike in the city yesterday demanding payment of their due wages.
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Several hundred workers of a garment factory in the city's Rampura area protesting delay in their salary payment yesterday staged a demonstration.
They also set up a blockade on DIT Road that led to a severe traffic jam for about one hour.
Later, police took the situation under their control.
The National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) has demanded immediate lifting of all types of restriction on trade union activities to protect the basic rights of the readymade garment workers.
The National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) has demanded immediate lifting of all types of restriction on trade union activities to protect the basic rights of the readymade garment workers.
