The leaders of Garment Workers鈥� Trade Union Centre on Friday at a protest rally demanded the implementation of tripartite agreement in garment sector and announcing 15 per cent wage increase of the workers to resolve the crisis of the sector.
The GWTUC organised the rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka where its president labour leader Mantu Ghosh chaired.
Mantu Ghosh called on the interim government to take steps for the implementation of the tripartite agreement signed to resolve the crises of the sector.
He also demanded announcing 15 per cent annual wage increment for the garment workers so that they could run their families.
Adviser to the organisation Abdullah Kafee Ratan said that many workers had sacrificed their lives in the student-people movement and the interim government should fulfil the demands of the workers.
Worker leader Sadequr Rahman Shamim demanded distribution of TCB goods among the garment workers so that they could get essential items at a cheaper price.
Vice-president of the organisation Joly Talukder, central leaders Ziaul Kabir Khokan, Monzur Moin and Dulal Saha also spoke at the rally.
The rally was followed by a protest procession that paraded different city roads.
