Foreign buyers urged to ensure rights of garment workers
The National Platform for Protection of Garments Workers and Industry forms a human chain at Muktangan in the city yesterday demanding an increase in the wages for garment workers. PHOTO: STAR
At a rally in Muktangon in the city, the leaders said if fair trade is not established it will be difficult to implement the rights of workers.
Referring to their five-point demand presented to the Labour Minister on July 12, they said the Minister had taken no initiative to implement them even three months later.
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Garment owners are exploiting them, which in turn could lead to anarchy in the industry, they warned.
They threatened to go for strike if their five-point demand, including fixation of minimum basic wage of Tk 2500, is not implemented.