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Savar RMG workers protest unpaid overtime

Observe work stoppage also for termination of colleagues

Our Correspondent, savar
More than 400 workers of Bovs Apparels, a garment factory at Hemayetpur in Savar outside the capital, yesterday observed work stoppage and staged demonstrations before the main entrance, demanding overtime pay and restoration of the job of some colleagues.
The protesters said they were forced to work extra hours but were not paid forthat.
The regular working time is 8:00am to 5:00pm, but on most days after Eid they worked till 9:00pm, said a worker. Moreover, after the Eid vacation, 20-25 workers have been sacked on "lameexcuses", the worker added.
The protesters announced that they would not join work unless their sacked colleagues got back their job.
Talking to The Daily Star, the factory in charge (store), MM Tareque, said only 30-40 jackets were being produced at the factory per hour now, which should be 50-60. So, Deputy General Manager Md Jalal Uddin asked the workers to increase production, he said.
"The factory is passing a very hard time because it is not getting direct orders now. A shipment is due on August 22, so increasing production is a challenge," he said.
Workers said they were forced to work till 9:00pm on Friday. As some of them protested against the unpaid overtime, the management immediately sacked three of them, they said.
Wishing anonymity, some protesters also said the
management officials, especially DGM Md Jalal Uddin, administration officers Hasan, Biplop and Wasim physically assaulted workers, including the female ones, every now and then for petty reasons.
None of the four took the call of this correspondent.
Mirza Saijuddin, inspector of Ashulia Industrial Police, said they called for a negotiation between the workers and
the management. He said no untoward incident occurred since additional police were deployed near the factory.
Meanwhile, the workers of Jhuma Fashion at Shahibag in Savar also demonstrated yesterday, demanding their arrears for June and July and reopening of the factory.
The workers said that on Friday they demonstrated for arrears and observed work stoppage, and the next morning they found the factory shut.