RMG unit shut over unrest for wage hike

Garment workers staged demonstration in front of the BGMEA Bhaban on Wednesday demanding payment of outstanding salaries in several factories.
Garment workers staged demonstration in front of the BGMEA Bhaban on Wednesday demanding payment of outstanding salaries in several factories.
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UNB, Gazipur :
The authorities of a readymade garment (RMG) factory in Taragach area here closed their unit on Wednesday following labour unrest for wage hike.
Sources said, at least 3,000 workers of ‘Hop Lun Apparels’ went on work abstention and staged demonstrations in the morning seeking a wage hike, lunch bill and pure drinking water.
As the workers tried to protest outside the factory, police obstructed them and confined them to the factory.
Later, the authorities declared their factory closed for the day. Additional police have been deployed to fend off further trouble.
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