Garment workers block Dhaka-M'singh highway for attendance bonus

The workers of Seasons Dresses Limited Garments have blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding outstanding salaries. As a result, traffic is halted on both sides of the road.

Garment workers blocked the highway in front of Ershad Nagar Asia Petrol Pump under Tongi Police Station in Gazipur at 9 am on Monday.

The agitated garment workers said that the garment owners have not paid their salaries for three months. What is left is the overtime money of February and March of this year, and the three-year vacation money. Despite repeated assurances, they cheated the workers. They have to live an inhumane life without getting salary.

On the other hand, the common people have suffered greatly as a result of the road blockade by the workers. As the road was blocked for more than an hour and a half, the traffic jam on both sides of the road exceeded several kilometers.

Asked about this, Assistant Superintendent of Police of Tongi Zone of Gazipur Industrial Police Mosharraf Hossain said that the workers of Seasons Dresses Garments in Tongi are protesting with several demands. The factory owners are being contacted to negotiate with the workers. The matter will be resolved soon.