3 labour leaders sacked for demanding dues

Three labour leaders of the state-owned Crescent Jute Mills in Khulna have been sacked for besieging its administrative office to press for the payment of their dues. The mill authorities specified the cause of the termination in a notice signed by Deputy General Manager Khandaker Shahadat Hossain at 10:00pm on Monday. The move sparked protests by thousands of workers, who gathered in front of the mill’s administrative building, remaining there until midnight, said CBA President Murad Hossain. Collective Bargaining Agent (CBA) General Secretary Hemayet Uddin Azadi, Press Secretary Abdus Salam and Sports Secretary Ismail Hossain have been sacked. Workers had cordoned off the mill’s administrative building on Sunday to demand the payment of three weeks’ wages. The mill authorities had earlier announced that the workers would be paid a week’s wages on Sunday, and for another, on Wednesday, according to bdnews24.com.