Ershad for increasing wages of workers
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad has called for increasing the wages of workers and introducing other allowances for them.
In a written statement yesterday he also urged the government to ensure food and accommodation security of the workers.
Ershad was supposed to address the biennial national conference of Jatiya Sramik Party (JSP), a labour wing of JP, at the Institute of Diploma Engineers in the capital.
As he could not attend the programme due to illness, he sent the written statement through Golam Habib Dulal, a presidium member of the party, who read out the statement at the conference on behalf of the former president.
Ershad urged people from all walks of life to work together with the workers and labourers for the prosperity of the country.
“We should take oath to work together for protecting the rights of workers and labourers for the country's economic development,” he added.
The JP chief called for converting the country's vast population into vast human resources through proper training.
He observed that women workers are the victims of discriminations in their workplaces and stressed the need for eliminating these discriminations.
He thanked the government for taking some steps for the welfare of workers and urged the government to take effective measures to quell the prevailing unrest in garment sector.
Addressing the conference former first lady and senior presidium member of JP Rowshan Ershad said, “The workers and farmers play the vital role in the country's economic development. But they are always deprived of their just rights.”
She laid emphasis on creating women leadership in every sphere of national life.
Ruhul Amin Hawlader, secretary general of JP, demanded reopening of all closed mills and factories by reinstating suspended workers in their previous jobs.
Another JP presidium member Kazi Zafar Ahmed called upon the workers and farmers to work hard to make the country's economy vibrant.
Chaired by Anwara Begum, acting president of JSP, the conference also formed a convening committee to run its activities across the country.
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