RMG workers block Dhaka-M'sing highway for job reinstatement

GAZIPUR, Sept 03 (UNB): Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway remained suspended for one hour on Tuesday as some retrenched garment workers staged demonstration blocking the highway demanding reinstatement of their jobs.

The agitated garment workers, who were sacked from various factories located in Bhogra Bypass, Choydana, Maleker Bari in Gazipur city, gathered on Sataish Road in Tongi on the highway, halting traffic.

They said they were retrenched recently and they have been leading an inhuman life due to unemployment.

However, they also threatened to continue their movement until the authorities concerned take any initiative to reinstate their jobs.

On information, police and Army personnel rushed to the spot and dispersed them from the highway.