RMG workers block highway for payment of arrears
Our Correspondent, Gazipur
Aggrieved workers of an export-oriented garment factory in Gazipur went on a rampage yesterday blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for at least an hour over unpaid monthly and overtime wages.The police said employees of Fortuna Apparels Ltd started protest, as they did not receive their last month's salaries and overtime since March. The agitating workers blocked the highway at 1.45pm leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded on either side of the road. Members of the joint forces and Rapid Action Battalion brought the situation under control by striking a deal under which the owner assured the workers that all outstanding bills would be paid by Tuesday.
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