Friday, November 22, 2024

20 RMG units closed after workers-police clash

Twenty garment factories were closed down in Ashulia Industrial Area on Saturday as workers clashed with police while demonstrating for realization of their demands. The clash left at least 50 garment workers injured. Officer-in-Charge of Ashulia Police Station Badrul Alam said the workers of Natural Denim Garment factory staged demonstration to press for their various

Ashulia calm

Factories resume production The Ashulia industrial belt on the outskirts of the capital returned to normal yesterday after a two-day shutdown for violence over a rumour of a garment worker’s death. Workers of all readymade garment factories in the area joined work yesterday morning. During the agitation programmes on Saturday and Sunday, workers vandalised over

RMG workers on rampage

100 injured, 4,500 Ashulia workers sued At least 100 people were injured and more than 300 apparel factories were closed for the day as garment workers fought pitched battles with the police at Ashulia on the outskirts of the capital for the second consecutive day on Sunday. More than 20 factories were vandalised during the ... Read more

Police, apparel workers clash over pay at Savar

Four factories announce holiday, one closed At least 5,000 workers of two factories at Savar and Ashulia, agitating for long for an increase in stitching charges, on Wednesday vandalised an apparel factory, forcing four factories in the area to announce a holiday for the day and another to announce closure for an indefinite period, the ... Read more