Tea workers' strike today
Workers of 23 tea gardens in Habiganj will observe a strike today, demanding due wages and rations for 16 weeks of 400 permanent workers at Boikunthapur Tea Estate in Madhabpur upazila.
Bangladesh Cha Sramik Union yesterday made the announcement following an emergency meeting at Srimangal Labour House in Moulvibazar, stating that tea workers across the country will observe the agitation programme simultaneously to realise the demands.
The move came after some tea workers recently fell sick due to starvation as the authorities of Boikunthapur Tea Estate in Habiganj's Madhabpur stopped paying workers four months ago, said Monib Karmakar, general secretary of Bangladesh Cha Sramik Union, Baikunthapur Tea Garden unit.
Nripen Paul, joint secretary of Bangladesh Cha Sramik Union, also threatened to go for a tougher programme if their demands are not met immediately.
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