RMG workers protest factory closure in Ctg
Sunday, 1 June 2014
The workers of ‘Ambia Garments’ on Sunday blocked the Airport Road at Agrabad Badamtala intersection protesting the closure of their factory and demanding payment of arrears. Mohammad Arifur Rahman, Inspector of Industrial DB police, said factory owner Abul Hashem announced temporary closure of the factory at about 11:30 am. After the announcement, the workers staged demonstrations at the factory protesting the closure decision and demanded payment of their arrears immediately. The workers later gathered at Agrabad Badamtala intersection at about 1 pm and blocked the road, creating traffic jam on the busy road, according to a news agency.