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Workers' protest causes long tailback at Gazipur
Following the strike, heavy traffic congestion was seen on the Dhaka-Mymensingh, Dhaka-Kishoreganj, Dhaka-Tangail, and Dhaka-Sylhet highways
Interview / What's causing the unrest among factory workers?
Kalpona Akter, labour rights activist and president of Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation, talks to The Daily Star.
Contractual workers block Shahbagh for 7hrs
Contractual employees of government institutions blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka for more than seven hours yesterday, demanding nationalisation of their jobs.
RMG workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding higher wages, bonuses
RMG workers once again blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway today for one and a half hours, demanding percentage of production bonus and an increase of Eid bonuses and basic salary
‘New govt, same old crackdown on workers’
Noted economist Anu Muhammad yesterday said none of the demands of protesting workers have been given proper attention by the interim government.
'Why don't RMG owners pressurise buyers instead of workers?'
Despite the five-year minimum wage review cycle, there seems to be no preparation on the factory owners’ end
Workers' protest causes long tailback at Gazipur
Following the strike, heavy traffic congestion was seen on the Dhaka-Mymensingh, Dhaka-Kishoreganj, Dhaka-Tangail, and Dhaka-Sylhet highways
What's causing the unrest among factory workers?
Kalpona Akter, labour rights activist and president of Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation, talks to The Daily Star.
Contractual workers block Shahbagh for 7hrs
Contractual employees of government institutions blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka for more than seven hours yesterday, demanding nationalisation of their jobs.
RMG workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding higher wages, bonuses
RMG workers once again blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway today for one and a half hours, demanding percentage of production bonus and an increase of Eid bonuses and basic salary
‘New govt, same old crackdown on workers’
Noted economist Anu Muhammad yesterday said none of the demands of protesting workers have been given proper attention by the interim government.
'Why don't RMG owners pressurise buyers instead of workers?'
Despite the five-year minimum wage review cycle, there seems to be no preparation on the factory owners’ end