Garment workers for spl allocation in next budget
Saturday, 6 June 2009
Leaders of National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) demanded special allocation for the garment workers in the coming budget to help improve their living standard, reports UNB.
The garment workers formed a human chain at Muktangon in the city Friday and urged the government to ensure a specific announcement in the budget on their demands.
The demands include introduction of full rationing for the garment workers jointly by garment owners and government, special budgetary allocation for the food ministry to run rationing programme for garment workers, allocation for the health ministry to establish hospitals in Dhaka, Chittagong, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Ashulia for garment workers, allocation for the communication ministry to introduce transport service for them and ensuring housing facilities for the garment workers.
Addressing a post-human chain rally, NGWF president Amirul Haq Amin said the government should implement their demands on urgent basis as the garment workers were playing a significant role in the country's economy.
He said the garment sector accounted for 76 per cent of the total exports, but the garment workers were neglected.
Amin demanded maternity facility for the female workers and a stimulus package for the garment workers, saying that they were also affected by the global recession.
NGWF general secretary Safiya Parvin, vice president Faruk Khan and central leaders Nurun Nahar, Anwar Parvez, Sultana Akhter, M Kabir Hossain, Parvin Akhter, Sajeda Akhter Ranu and Arjoo Ara Begum also addressed the rally.
The garment workers formed a human chain at Muktangon in the city Friday and urged the government to ensure a specific announcement in the budget on their demands.
The demands include introduction of full rationing for the garment workers jointly by garment owners and government, special budgetary allocation for the food ministry to run rationing programme for garment workers, allocation for the health ministry to establish hospitals in Dhaka, Chittagong, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Ashulia for garment workers, allocation for the communication ministry to introduce transport service for them and ensuring housing facilities for the garment workers.
Addressing a post-human chain rally, NGWF president Amirul Haq Amin said the government should implement their demands on urgent basis as the garment workers were playing a significant role in the country's economy.
He said the garment sector accounted for 76 per cent of the total exports, but the garment workers were neglected.
Amin demanded maternity facility for the female workers and a stimulus package for the garment workers, saying that they were also affected by the global recession.
NGWF general secretary Safiya Parvin, vice president Faruk Khan and central leaders Nurun Nahar, Anwar Parvez, Sultana Akhter, M Kabir Hossain, Parvin Akhter, Sajeda Akhter Ranu and Arjoo Ara Begum also addressed the rally.