RMG unrest persists in Gazipur, 2 highways blocked

NN Online:

Workers of four garment factories in Gazipur blocked two highways in Gazipur on Wednesday, protesting retrenchment of workers and demanding payment of dues and reopening of closed factories.

Assistant Police Superintendent of Gazipur Industrial Police Mosharraf Hossain said worker of Taratex Limited garment factory in Tongi came out of the factory and blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway around 9am, demanding their overdue wages.

Upon receiving the news, members of law enforcement agencies along with army personnel reached the scene and removed the workers from the highway after an hour.

Workers of MM Knitwear Limited in Konabari area staged demonstration and went on work abstention, protesting retrenchment of some workers for their involvement in previous protests.

Members of law enforcement reached swiftly to bring the situation under control.

Md Azizur Rahman, the factory’s security in-charge, and police constable Nahid Hossain suffered injuries when police tried to remove them from highway.

In Kashimpur’s Sarabo area, workers of Beximco Industrial Park took to Kaliakair-Nabinagar highway, blocking it from 11:30am to 4pm.

Police remained alert to prevent further disruption, while factory management negotiates with workers’ representatives to address ongoing grievances.