RMG workers block highway in Gazipur; 15 factories declare holiday
Gazipur Correspondent
Workers of a garment factory staged a demonstration on Sunday on Chandra-Nabinagar highway in Gazipur, demanding a wage increase.
The authorities of 15 factories declared holiday fearing further trouble.
Workers and locals said workers of Irish Fashion Ltd took to the highway in the morning demanding an increase in their wages.
As per a government proposal, a nine percent salary increase is mandated for workers who have completed one year of service.
However, workers with less than one year of service staged demonstrations on the highway, demanding a wage hike.
Later the workers from other factories joined the demonstrating workers.
During the demonstration, traffic movement on the highway remained halted for a while.
Abu Taleb, assistant superintendent of industrial police in Gazipur, said additional police forces were deployed in the area.
He said the vehicular movement resumed after the workers left the highway.
