3 RMG factories closed following violence in Savar
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
SAVAR, June 14 (UNB): Three garments factories were closed Monday as the garments workers went on a rampage at Jamgara here Monday.
Police said, the workers of BGMEA president Abdus Salam Murshedy owned Envoy Garment along with the workers of three other adjoining garment factories- Ocean and Design, Green Life and Euroj Apex- pelted stones on their factories in the morning.
Authorities of Envoy Garment closed the factory for two days Saturday following a work-abstention programme of the workers for minimum salary of Tk 5000.
On information police rushed to the spot and obstructed them while they were trying to put barricade on the road, triggering a clash that left two workers injured.
Apprehending further violence authorities of Ocean and Design, Green Life and Euroj Apex closed their factories.
Earlier on Sunday, 7,000 workers of Envoy garment took to the street demanding Tk 5000 as minimum wage and clashed with police.
A tense situation was prevailing in the area following the incident.
Additional police have been deployed in the area to avert further trouble.
Police said, the workers of BGMEA president Abdus Salam Murshedy owned Envoy Garment along with the workers of three other adjoining garment factories- Ocean and Design, Green Life and Euroj Apex- pelted stones on their factories in the morning.
Authorities of Envoy Garment closed the factory for two days Saturday following a work-abstention programme of the workers for minimum salary of Tk 5000.
On information police rushed to the spot and obstructed them while they were trying to put barricade on the road, triggering a clash that left two workers injured.
Apprehending further violence authorities of Ocean and Design, Green Life and Euroj Apex closed their factories.
Earlier on Sunday, 7,000 workers of Envoy garment took to the street demanding Tk 5000 as minimum wage and clashed with police.
A tense situation was prevailing in the area following the incident.
Additional police have been deployed in the area to avert further trouble.