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RMG workers go berserk

Ransack 6 factories inAshulia; clash with police for minimum wage; production in 7 units halted

Staff Correspondent
Operation of seven garment factories in Ashulia was suspended yesterday after several thousand workers vandalised six factories and clashed with police over implementation of the proposed minimum wage structure.
At least 30 workers and 10 policemen were injured in clashes between law enforcers and employees of Envoy Group, owned by the president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association.
Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway remained suspended for over an hour.
About 8,000 workers of Envoy Group staged demonstration inside the factory shortly after 9:00am. They took to the streets and put barri-
cades on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway just before 10:00am,witnesses said.
The agitating workers vandalised nearby factories of DK Group, Washing and Design Ltd, The Rose Dress, Green Life, Scan Desk, and Shed Fashion in Jamgorah area.
Clashes between police and the workers erupted at about 10:00am after the law enforcers charged baton to disperse them and restore vehicular movement on the highway.
Police lobbed teargas canisters while the workers retaliated by peltingthem with brickbats.
Six other factories suspended operation following the incident.
Workers of Envoy Group also staged demonstration on Saturday, prompting the authorities
to close the factory at 3:00pm.
Managing Director of Envoy Group Abdus Salam Murshedy, also president of BGMEA, said not only Envoy Group, but other factories also witness demonstrations by workers over implementation of the proposed minimum wage structure. It is an issue to be dealt with by the garment sector.
Sirajul Islam, officer-in-charge of Ashulia Police Station, said seven garment factories were shut to avert any untoward incident following attacks on several factories by agitating workers.
Representatives of garment workers submitted a proposal for a minimum wage structure to the government on January 14, said a high-up of the Wage Commission.
They proposed fixing the minimum wage at Tk 5,000, the high official said.
But garment factory owners rejected the proposal calling it irrational.
The government is yet to decide on the issue, the high-up said.