Water transport workers’ strike from Tuesday
Water transport workers are going for an indefinite strike from Tuesday demanding their wage hike. Star file photo
Water transport workers will go for an indefinite countrywide strike from Tuesday to press home their 15-point demand including wage hike.
Water transport workers will go for an indefinite countrywide strike from Tuesday to press home their 15-point demand including wage hike.
"The strike will be enforced from Tuesday," Chowdhury Ashiqul Alam, general secretary of Bangladesh Noujan Sramik Federation, said during a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity around 11:00am.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The workers want Tk 10,000 as minimum wage for them. Now the amount is Tk 4,150, he said.
Other demands include ensuring security in waterways and maintaining navigability.