RMG workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway; demand salary under new structure

The Report Desk

Published: March 5, 2024, 10:58 AM

RMG workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway; demand salary under new structure

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Garment workers in Gazipur blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway this morning, in protest of their wages under new payment structure.

Workers of Zamzam Spinning Mills in Sreepur upazila blocked the highway at Jaina Bazar area from around 7:00am.

An operator of the factory said, "We have approached the factory administration multiple times, asking for salary payment in the new structure, but there has been no response. So, I was forced to protest."

Some protesting workers also claimed that the new salary structure is lower than what they are currently being paid.

Sub-Inspector Pranab Chandra Das, duty-officer of Mawna Highway Police, said police are on the spot and are trying to remove the protesters.

"We are trying to normalise traffic movement," he added.

 

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