Bangladesh: RMG workers rally for arrears and festival allowance before Eid

Dhaka, July 14, 2014 (New Age): Leaders of National Garments Workers Federation on Sunday at a human chain in Dhaka demanded paying the wages and festival allowance of the garment workers within Ramadan 20. The federation formed a one hour human chain in front of the National Press Club at 11:00am to press their demands. Amirul Haque Amin, the president of the organisation called on the Awami League-led government to take steps to pay the wages and bonus of the apparel workers within Ramadan 20. He also called on the government to take steps for holding meetings between the management and the workers’ leaders to avoid labour unrests in the factories before Eid-ul-Fitr. In past years, Amirul said, the factory owners did not pay the wages and the festival allowance properly in due time resulting the labour unrests before Eid.