Chittagong Bureau :
Bangladesh’s River Vessel Workers’ Federation (an alliance of six trade unions) has threatened to go on an in definite strike from January 27, if their demands are not fulfilled..
The federation is asking to raise the minimum wage of Tk 10,000 per month for those who work on river vessels and providing adequate security on vessels plying the rivers.
“The minimum wage for our workers was last raised in 2013 to Tk 4100 a month, but with rising costs, that is hardly enough,” said Mohammed Shah Alam, president of the River Vessel Workers’ Federation .
He told that the strike will be conitunued for indefinite period.
A river vessel worker who has been in this trade for twenty years told on condition of anonymity, “After twenty years of service, my monthly pay is a mere TK 9000. The salary has to be linked to market conditions.”River vessels and lighterage vessels engage nearly 200,000 workers across the country.
Bangladesh’s River Vessel Workers’ Federation (an alliance of six trade unions) has threatened to go on an in definite strike from January 27, if their demands are not fulfilled..
The federation is asking to raise the minimum wage of Tk 10,000 per month for those who work on river vessels and providing adequate security on vessels plying the rivers.
“The minimum wage for our workers was last raised in 2013 to Tk 4100 a month, but with rising costs, that is hardly enough,” said Mohammed Shah Alam, president of the River Vessel Workers’ Federation .
He told that the strike will be conitunued for indefinite period.
A river vessel worker who has been in this trade for twenty years told on condition of anonymity, “After twenty years of service, my monthly pay is a mere TK 9000. The salary has to be linked to market conditions.”River vessels and lighterage vessels engage nearly 200,000 workers across the country.
