Barisal city corporation workers withdraw strike

The permanent and temporary employees of Barisal City Corporation called off their indefinite strike Sunday evening following a meeting with the mayor and other officials. After the meeting, Mayor Ahsan Habib Kamal told reporters that the authorities would pay the two months’ due salaries and the five months’ provident fund soon. He also announced to give Tk50,000 for the death of any employee. On Saturday, the mayor warned that he would take legal action against the workers and also refused to take responsibilities for the dues, which he claimed was not his fault.

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Kamal added that the problem had been created due to recruitment of excessive workers and low income. The whole city has turned into a garbage dump as over 2,000 workers enforced the strike on March 27. The city produces some 1,000 tonnes of waste every day. Sunday’s meeting was also attended by 40 ward councillors, police officials, and representatives of the district administration and civil society. Barisal city Mayor Ahsan Habib Kamal addresses a press briefing, seven days after after the city corporation employees went on to strike on March 21, their strike Anisur Rahman Swapan/Dhaka TribuneDipak Lal Mridha, leader of the agitated workers, said that they decided to call off the strike as the mayor had acknowledged the justification of the demands. The regular staff demanded five months’ due salaries and provident funds for 32 months, while the contractual workers demanded that the authorities pay their three months’ due wages immediately. The protesting employees started work abstention on March 21, but later announced an indefinite strike as the authorities failed to meet their demands.