Water transport workers continue strike in Khulna

Three hundred water transport workers in Khulna zone continued their work stoppage for the second day yesterday demanding increase in their wages.
However, water transport workers hailing from Dhaka but now settled at Mongla were engaged for unloading works from Tuesday night.
They remained outside the purview of work stoppage as owners of their water transports met demand for wage increase two months ago, said Kashem Master, joint secretary of Water Transport Workers' Federation.
He, however, said all workers have expressed their support for movement of workers in Khulna zone.
The General Secretary of Mongla Port Stevedores Association Syed Zahid Hossain said over 900 out of 16,400 tonnes of urea fertiliser were unloaded from Tunisian flag bearer MV Great Success till 7:00 yesterday evening.
The ship arrived on Monday carrying urea fertiliser imported by BCIC.
Water transport workers at Mongla port first went on strike on July 11 this year demanding pay rise and other financial benefits. The crisis was resolved with intervention of the shipping ministry and Mongla Port Authority.