RMG workers stage demo for arrears

At least 10 people were injured during a clash between police and workers of a garment factory in Gazipur on Tuesday as they blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway demanding arrears.

The workers of New Line Clothing Limited Factory blocked the highway near the Mouchak area around 9am, disrupting the movement of all kinds of vehicles on the road. As police tried to remove them from the road, agitated workers started throwing brick chips leading to a chase-counter-chase, said locals. When trying to video record these incidents, the police also charged the local news workers with batons.

The protesting workers said 10 people including workers and local shop owners were hurt during the clash and were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The authority of New Line Clothing Ltd has not paid wages to workers for the last three months and salary to the staff for the last five months, said the workers.

In charge of Mouchak outpost, Shahidur, said industrial police have been deployed in the area and the situation is under control now as the workers left the highway and took a position in front of the factory.