Leaders of the National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) have demanded better medical treatment and Tk 5 lakh compensation for the each family of deceased and injured workers of the Tazrin garment factory based on “loss of earning.” They also demanded immediate arrest of the responsible persons, including the factory owner, for the devastating fire at the factory on November 24, 2012 that claimed 112 lives.
The demands were placed at a human chain, organised by the NGWF, at the National Press Club in the city on Sunday.
The human chain was attended by NGWF’s vice president Md Faruk Khan, general secretary Safiya Pervin, vice president Nurun Nahar and other distinguished leaders of the federation.
Although one year has passed after the tragedy, the families of the deceased and injured workers are yet to receive compensation on the basis of “loss of earning,” they said. Most of the injured workers of Tazrin Fashion are a in a critical condition and they may be decimated due to lack of better treatment, the leaders said.
Besides, the garment factory owner who was the main person responsible for the high death toll in the devastating fire is yet to be arrested, they added.
-With The Independent input
