RMG workers demand pay, bonus by Sept. 25

UNB, Dhaka :Garment Shramik Sanghati Federation on Saturday demanded that the wages, unpaid dues and festival allowances of readymade garment workers are paid by September 25.The demand came at a human chain staged by the group in front of the Jatiya Press Club.Addressing the protest the organization’s general secretary Smriti Akter said the workers of Mamun Garments BD have not been paid their overtime bills of June-July and salaries of August.So, the authority has to pay all the dues and the Eid bonus by September 25.She alleged that the factory authorities deducted Tk 500 from the workers’ wages every month citing insurance payment, though they are yet to get any insurance money.The organisation also demanded a 10-day holiday for workers on the occasions of Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja.Jago Bangladesh Garments Shramik Federation president Bahran-e-Sultan Bahar, Garment Shramik Sanghati Federation leaders M Kausar, M Jahangir and Runa Akter also addressed the human chain.