Leaders of different RMG workers' organisations on Friday demanded the government should take steps to ensure that the workers get salary, bonus and other dues before Ramadan 20.
They also demanded permanent rations of daily commodities for the garments workers, wage hike in line with the market price, implementation of minimum wages and steps against worker retrenchment. They made the demands at different programmes in the capital.
Garment Sramik Sangram Parishad, a combine of nine garment workers rights organisations, formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club.
Coordinator of the combine Rafiqul Islam Pakhik, member secretary Shamsuzzoha, Shabnam Hafij, Samajtantrik Sramik Front leaders Julfikar Ali, and Khalekuzzaman Lipon, with other leaders, spoke at the programme.
They said the garment workers were the most low-paid and they would not be able to observe Eid-ul-Fitr if both the salary of the month of August and festival allowance were not paid before Ramadan 20.
Savar-Ashulia Jagrata Garments Sramik Janata and Samajtantrik Sramik Front separately brought out processions from the National Press Club on the same demand.
The leaders demanded the government should take steps to ensure the rights to forming association and electing union leader.
They also demanded implementation of trade union right in line with the ILO convention no 87 and 98.
They demanded residential facilities for the garment workers in the garment industrial areas, appointment letter, identity card, service book and wage slip to ensure the identity of the workers, implementation of six-month maternity leave, weekly leave, earned leave, festival leave and leave on national holidays.
The leaders also demanded hospital facility along with emergency unit, burn unit and ambulance service in every industrial areas, gratuity, educational institution for the children of the workers and others.
Source : New Age
