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Workers at various garment factories in Gazipur on Monday went on strike, strike and sit-in demanding payment of the 100 percent wage subsidy. At that time they also destroyed the factory. Police went to the scene and brought the situation under control. Authorities declared a DBL Group garment factory closed in the face of labor unrest.
According to Gazipur Industrial Police Superintendent Sushant Sarkar and the locals, it was decided to pay 80 percent of wages to workers who were unable to work during the closure to prevent corona infection. But workers at the Jinnat Garment Factory of the DBL group (Dulal Brothers Limited) in the Barenda Kazi market area of Kashimpur in Gazipur did not accept the decision. They had been unreasonably demanding 100% of the factory authorities’ wages for several days.
Some 13,000 workers work in this clothing factory. Factory workers came to the factory this morning and joined the work. Around 9 in the morning, they went on strike and organized a protest demanding payment of 100% of their wages. The agitated workers went to the factory and began to protest. In response to the workers’ protest, the factory authorities promised to pay 80 percent of wages as announced by the government. But the workers withdrew the ad and continued their protests and sit-ins. After a long wait, the workers were agitated around noon as the authorities did not accept the protesters’ demands. Factory officials expressed their inability to accept the agitators’ demands outside of the government’s decision to pay 80 percent of the salary. At this time, some agitated workers attacked the factory and threw bricks and stones and smashed various assets, including doors and windows.
Police with riot gear stormed a demonstration on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck, while police with riot gear stormed a demonstration on Friday, eliminating hundreds of protesters by truck. Meanwhile, authorities announced a two-day holiday to keep the situation under control.
Gazipur Industrial Police Inspector Islam Hossain and the workers said that workers at the Bay Bay Foot Wire Factory in the Konabari area of the Gazipur City Corporation went on strike as of 9 am today. demanding the same. At that time, when the factory authorities claimed to pay the workers’ wages and allowances according to the government’s decision, the workers withdrew from the stir at noon and joined the work.
In addition, workers at the Far East Knitwear and Dyeing Factory in rural Kaliakair organized a strike and demonstration from morning to afternoon demanding the same.
Gazipur Industrial Police Inspector Rezaul Karim Reza said Monday was the predetermined date for the payment of wages to factory workers. Due to Corona’s situation, factory authorities send 80 percent of workers’ wages to their mobile accounts. This caused dissatisfaction among the workers. They started a strike and a demonstration from 9 in the morning demanding a 100% salary. Upon receiving the news, the police went to the scene and argued with the workers and factory owners. After the discussion, the situation returned to normal when the workers stopped stirring around 4:30 pm and left the factory area.
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