Workers of shuttered jute mills demand arrears
Place six-point demand before BJMC
The workers of nine state-owned jute mills that were shut last year staged a two-hour demonstration in front of the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) office in Chattogram yesterday.
During their protest, the workers placed a six-point demand to the BJMC. This includes payments of arrears for all displaced workers and the release of their leader Ruhul Amin.
A number of workers who participated in the demonstration claimed that are struggling to maintain their livelihoods ever since the mills were closed on June 2, 2020.
"We did not receive our salaries or allowances after the closure was announced," said Nasir Uddin Ahmed, a worker.
"As a result, we are living an inhumane life," he added.
Ahmed also claimed that workers' leader Rahul Amin was sued under the Digital Security Act for voicing their demands.
"Other leaders and workers are also being harassed in various ways. So, we made a human-chain and placed our six-point demand."