Garment workers on fast-unto-death in Ctg
Workers of Asian Apparel Limited in Chattogram began a fast-unto-death movement over the alleged sacking of their fellows without giving notice. The workers staged their protest at Chattogram Press Club yesterday.
Hundreds of workers joined the sit-in which began at 10am and continued till 4pm.
Hira Begum, a worker of Asian Apparel Limited, alleged to The Daily Star that the movement was called as their management kept firing workers over silly matters and roughening them up for the slightest mistake.
The company fired 28 workers on March 3 and another 17 on March 8, Hira said, adding that another 400 workers have been enlisted for sacking.
"Not only this, but the management roughens us up over silly mistakes and always looks for a reason to fire us", Joinab Begum, another worker of the company, said.
In addition to this, the workers have not been paid for a month, Joinab added.
Mohammed Mainuddin, head of human resource department of Asian Apparel, told The Daily Star that they do not have enough order to engage the workers in eight hours duty.
"As foreign orders plummeted, we decided to lay off 28 workers, clearing up all their dues in compliance with the labour law," Mainuddin said.
"We have issued show-cause to 17 workers recently for their misbehaviour with the management and fired them for not being able to clarify their actions," he added.
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