Ready made garment workers and labour leaders yesterday demanded that proper compensation be paid soon to the victims of Tazreen Fashion fire incident.
They made the demand at a rally in front of the National Press Club organised to mark the second anniversary of the devastating fire which killed 112 workers and injured over 200 people.
On November 24, 2012, the fire broke out at a factory of Tazreen Fashions in Savar, on the outskirt of the capital.
Family members of the victims and injured workers attended the rally.
The compensation should be provided in line with the convention 121 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the RMG workers’ leaders said.
“Two years have passed since the deadly fire at the Tazreen Fashion. But the victims and their family members have not got their compensation as per the laws,” said Nazma Akter, president of Sammilito Garments Sramik Federation (SGSF). The injured workers are unable to bear the expenses of their treatment. They are facing difficulties to lead their lives, she said.
Demanding arrest of Delowar, the owner of Tazreen Fashion, Bangladesh National Garment Workers Employees League (BNGWEL) President Sirajul Islam Rony said if the culprit go unpunished it will encourage others to do the same offense.
He urged the government to take initiatives to ensure safe workplace for RMG workers so that not a single worker has to die in factory disaster.
