The garment workers on Friday staged a demonstration in the city demanding the immediate payment of the salary of June along with the Eid bonus.
Garment Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (GSKOP), an alliance of 20 worker associations, arranged the demonstration in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka.
Addressing the function, the leaders of the workers also demanded the introduction of a dearness allowance to match with market prices of daily essentials, the ration system for workers to buy some essential commodities at subsidized prices, and ensuring the accommodation for workers at a low rent.
GSKOP Joint Coordinator Karmul Ahsan, General Secretary of Garment Sramik Front Selim Mahmud, President of Motherland Garment Sramik Federation Saleha Islam Santona, President of Garment and Dorji Sramik Federation Mohammad Rafiq spoke at the program presided over by another GSKOP Joint Coordinator Abdul Wahed.
The labour leaders claimed that the garment factory owners are now having a very good time amid the depreciation of the taka against the dollar and the rise of purchase orders.
However, the garment workers are now facing the worst time due to the price hike of daily essentials and the tremendous work pressure.
They also claimed that some factories would not pay the 100% salary of June before Eid-ul Azha.
