RMG workers demand food rationing

Leaders of Bangladesh Garment Workers Unity Council yesterday demanded a food rationing scheme for the apparel workers as the prices of basic commodities have skyrocketed.
They said the government should supply rice, lentil, wheat, edible oil, sugar and other essential commodities to the workers at lower prices.
They also urged the government to amend the Labour Law of 2006 to modernise it and ensure delivery of the appointment letters, identity cards, wage slips and over-time slips to the workers.
At a press meet in Dhaka, BGWUC Coordinator Salahuddin Swapan said they would organise a human chain in front of the National Press Club on October 21 to press home their five-point demands.