Work abstention at 16 Ctg private jetties
Work abstention by a group of water transport workers has been hampering the unloading of goods from lighter vessels at 16 private jetties along the Karnaphuli river since yesterday morning.
Bangladesh Noujan Sramik Odhikar Songrokkhon Oikya Parisad announced the work abstention to press home its 11-ponit demand, at a press conference in Dhaka on November 24, said Syed Shahadat Hossain, the convener of the Parisad.
Hossain, also the general secretary of a faction of Bangladesh Lighter Workers Union, claimed that lighterage workers stopped unloading goods at most of the 16 private jetties in Sadarghat and Majhirghat area.
Mahbub Rashid, executive director of Water Transport Cell, a private organisation that allocates lighter vessels, said there was no impact of the work abstention.
Nabi Alam, vice president of another faction of Bangladesh Lighter Workers Union, said they do not support the work abstention.
“Actually, our federation Bangladesh Noujan Sramik Federation earlier announced to start indefinite work abstention from November 30 but a group of leaders who were ousted from our organisation formed a new platform and has recently started this sudden strike.”
The Oikkya Parisad leaders were in a meeting with the high officials at the labour ministry till filing of this report at 8.30pm yesterday.
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