Bangladesh: 60 workers hurt in clash with authorities following protest to demand salary from RMG factory; incl. co. comment
" 60 hurt as RMG workers and police clash in Narayanganj ", 21 April 2024
At least 50 workers and 10 police personnel were injured in a clash between garment workers and law enforcers at Fatullah area in Narayanganj this afternoon.
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hundreds of workers of Abanti Colour Tex Ltd, an export-oriented factory of Crony Group at BSCIC, were demonstrating demanding salaries for the month of March.
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According to eyewitnesses, a notice was attached on the factory gate around 12:00pm which said that the factory will be closed till April 23. After seeing the notice, workers got furious. As a result, industrial police charged batons and sprayed water to calm them down but failed. Workers then started to throw brick chunks and police later fired teargas shells and rubber bullets.
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Earlier in the day, the workers told The Daily Star that before the Eid-ul-Fitr, they were paid only the bonus (half of the monthly wage) but the factory authorities did not give them the monthly salary of March.
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Contacted, Sunny told The Daily Star, "We have paid the Eid bonus to all workers. But the salary for the month of March remains unpaid. The factory has just opened, I will pay everyone's salary by next Wednesday."