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Workers at various garment factories in Gazipur also organized protests and vandalism on Saturday to demand the payment of arrears and the 100 percent wage subsidy. Workers blocked the Dhaka-Tangail and Dhaka-Mymensingh roads. Police with riot gear stormed a demonstration on Friday, taking hundreds of protesters out by truck. At least 14 people, including an additional police superintendent, were injured. Police fired more than 200 rounds of tear gas and shotguns to control the situation.
Additional Gazipur Industrial Police Superintendent Sushant Sarkar and locals said the decision was made to pay 80 percent of wages to factory workers who were unable to work during the closure to prevent corona infection. . But workers at Dorin Apparels and Dorin Group’s Dorin Garment Factory in the Jirani area of Gazipur did not accept the decision and staged a protest on Friday to demand payment of 100% of their wages.
Meanwhile, since there is no order to export abroad, the two factories have production activities. In this situation, the authorities announced two layoffs from the factory and issued a notice. This morning the workers arrived at the factory and were angry when they saw the notice to close the factory at the closed door. They began to protest demanding payment of 100% of wages and the opening of factories. At one stage, workers blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway and began to protest. Police went to the scene and tried to eliminate the workers blocking the road, but failed. The agitated workers called on workers from several factories nearby to join the movement with them. Some outsiders also join them. At the time, they threw bricks and stones at least 18 to 20 factories nearby, including the Akko Tex and Mahmuda garment factories, and tore them apart.
The police officer said that when the police stopped them, the workers started throwing bricks at the police. At that time the workers were chased by the police. At one point, the police fired 18 rounds of tear gas and 44 rounds of a shotgun to disperse the workers. The situation was brought under control around 2.30 pm.
Gazipur Industrial Area Police Superintendent Siddiqur Rahman said at least 10 members of the Gazipur Industrial Police staff, including additional police superintendent Sushant Sarkar, and another pedestrian were injured in the attack.
Meanwhile, workers at the Luitex Manufacturing Limited clothing factory in the Sharifpur area, in the Gazipur metropolis, staged a protest and tore apart on Saturday to demand 100% payment and the reopening of the closed factory. At that time, they blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, said Sub-inspector of the Industrial Police (SI) Subrata Kumar.
Industrial Police Inspector Islam Hossain said the factory was closed for two days after workers tore apart and protested last Thursday demanding 100% of wages. Today, workers arrived at the factory and were excited when they saw the closure notice. Police with riot gear stormed a demonstration on Thursday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck, while police with riot gear stormed a demonstration on Thursday, eliminating hundreds of protesters by truck. At one stage, workers set up a blockade on the Dhaka-Mymensingh front road and set fire to old vehicle tires. When the police left, they started throwing bricks at them. Several police officers were injured. They also destroyed several factories in the area, throwing bricks and stones. Due to labor protests and blockades, freight vehicles were stuck on the road, causing long traffic jams. After the additional police went to the scene and removed the workers from the road, the situation came under control at around 12 noon.
Meanwhile, workers at the Lolurans Garment Factory in the Kunia Targach area of the metropolis have been protesting and blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway since this morning demanding the same. Police went to the scene and brought the situation under control, said Iskander Habibur Rahman, inspector of the industrial police.
On the other hand, Denimac Limited workers in the Masterbari area of Sreepur staged a protest and blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway this afternoon demanding 100% salary and holiday arrears. The situation was normalized when the police went to the scene and removed the workers from the road, said the inspector of the industrial police Islam Hossain.
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