Protesting readymade garment workers on Tuesday night suspended sit-in programme from near the chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’ official residence Jamuna in Dhaka after the government assured them of paying their arrears within seven working days.
Labour and employment ministry decided to pay salaries and service benefits of workers of TNZ Group by selling the TNZ Group’s washing plant and the owner’s house in Mohakhali DOHS within the time, said a text from the CA’s press wing regarding the ministry’s five-point decision taken amid protests.
The decisions also include withdrawal of the blockade from in front of Shrama Bhaban, initiatives have already been taken to issue a red alert through Interpol to bring the owner back to the country, the director or management of TNZ have been banned from traveling abroad, and TNZ’s director of finance will remain in the custody of the government until the dues are paid.
Garments Shramik Mukti Andolan central leader Iqbal Kabir told ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· on Wednesday morning that workers decided to suspend their protest following the assurance from the government.
Workers left from the Kakrail Mosque police barricade near Jamuna at about 11:30pm after around eight and a half hour of their sit-in.
Several hundred readymade garment workers of TNZ Group and Ssain Apparels Ltd on Tuesday held March to Jamuna and hours long sit-in near Jamuna demanding payment of their arrears.
Pressing for arrears, the workers of TNZ Group began sit-in in front of Shrama Bhaban for the second time from May 12.
Their first sit-in in front of Shrama Bhaban was staged in March 23-30.