Staff reporter :
Two garment factories in Ashulia were shut down following an ongoing protest for sacking of 58 workers on Wednesday.
The protesting workers alleged that Eske Clothing Ltd and Naba Knit Composite Ltd sacked 28 and 30 workers respectively with implausible excuses.
The workers added that the authorities concerned could not resolve the matter, rather they shut down the factories indefinitely today (Wednesday).
Additional police force have been deployed for avoiding any untoward incident in the area, sources said.
When contacted, Adam Ali, Manager (HR and Compliance) of Naba Knit Composite Ltd, said that they dismissed the workers after clearing their dues with regard to the law.
“Use of mobile phones hampers the factory work and that is why we banned it,” he added.
Sarwer Hossain, a worker leader of Ashulia, expressed his hope that the authorities of the two factories would accept the demands of the workers and reopen the factories soon.
“The factory authorities sacked workers and provide implausible excuses increasing the workers suffering. Such layoffs and closing of the factory are not solutions,” he said.
Sana Saminur Rahman, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Industrial Police (Dhaka-1) told that the protest had been hampering the work environment for the past few days although the authorities sacked the workers after clearing their dues.
Additional police force have been deployed for avoiding any untoward incident in the area, he added.
