RMG workers stage demo in Gazipur for salary hike

The workers of a garment factory have been staging demonstration in front of their factory in Kaliakair in Gazipur demanding raise in their wages.

Sources said the agitated workers vandalized a factory named Denim Asia around 9:00am on Friday (January 19). Later, on information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.

Workers claimed that they are demanding the implementation of the salary structure announced by the government. The government has set a minimum salary of 12,500 taka, but the garment owner is paying the previous salary violating the government’s directive.

Alal Sarker, a worker of Jamuna Spinning Division said, Tk7000 is not enough to support a family. The owner told us that they will not follow the instructions of the government.

Gazipur industrial police-2 inspector (kaliakair) Nitai Chandra Sarker said the workers of Jamuna Spinning Division and Malek Spinning Mill, vandalized the Denim Asia factory during the protest program.