Jute mill workers
Does anyone care about the jute mill workers?
On April 21, we held a human chain programme at Khulna Shivbari intersection demanding payment of arrears of jute mill workers and reopening of closed jute mills.
Closed state-owned jute mills: Laid-off workers still not paid arrears
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) could not pay arrears and benefits to all the laid-off government jute mill workers even after about two years.
Does anyone care about the jute mill workers?
At a time when the demand for jute products in the world is increasing, and new private jute mills are being established, government workers are being handed over to the private mills.
Jute workers lay siege to BJMC regional office in Khulna
Jute mill workers today laid siege to Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) regional office in Khulna, demanding reopening of the jute mills and arrears of irregular staffers.
Jute mill workers call off hunger strike
Workers of nine state-run jute mills in Khulna withdraw their fast-unto-death strike following assurance by Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi to fulfill their demand.
Jute mill workers stage sit-in for wage commission implementation
Thousands of workers of the nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna-Jashore industrial belt begin demonstration as part of their pre-scheduled agitation programme demanding implementation of wage commission.
Jute mill workers go for 24-hr strike
Workers of the nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna-Jashore industrial belt yesterday demonstrated to press home their 11-point demand, including payment of their dues and implementation of their new wage board.
Jute Mill Workers: Protest goes on for 10th day
Thousands of agitating jute mill workers blocked roads and railways in Khulna and Jashore yesterday, the second day of their indefinite strike at state-owned jute mills for better wages and arrears.
Countrywide road, rail blockade from May 13
Workers yesterday called an indefinite strike at all state-owned jute mills from May 13 to realise their demands, including the one for arrears. They will also block roads and railways across the country for an indefinite period from the same day.
Jute Mill Workers: Fresh demo from Apr 12
Workers of state-owned jute mills from across the country yesterday announced fresh demonstrations, including road blocks next week, to press home their nine-point demand.
Police, jute mill workers clash in Khulna
The three-day countrywide work abstention of workers of different state-owned jute mills ended yesterday amid violence when police and workers clashed in Khulna, leaving 16 people injured.
Jute mill workers take to streets
Workers of different state-owned jute mills yesterday blocked roads and railways in Chattogram, Khulna and Jashore to press home their nine-point demand, including payment of their arrears and implementation of the National Wage Scale-2015.
Railways blockaded in jute mill workers’ strike
Jute mill workers have blockaded railways and roads across Bangladesh in strike over a set of demands including formation of a wage commission. The 4-hour blockade on railways and roads will be enforced everyday during their 72-hour strike, they say.