On April 21, we held a human chain programme at Khulna Shivbari intersection demanding payment of arrears of jute mill workers and reopening of closed jute mills.

Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) could not pay arrears and benefits to all the laid-off government jute mill workers even after about two years.

At a time when the demand for jute products in the world is increasing, and new private jute mills are being established, government workers are being handed over to the private mills.

Jute mill workers today laid siege to Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) regional office in Khulna, demanding reopening of the jute mills and arrears of irregular staffers.

Workers of nine state-run jute mills in Khulna withdraw their fast-unto-death strike following assurance by Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi to fulfill their demand.

Thousands of workers of the nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna-Jashore industrial belt begin demonstration as part of their pre-scheduled agitation programme demanding implementation of wage commission.

Workers of the nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna-Jashore industrial belt yesterday demonstrated to press home their 11-point demand, including payment of their dues and implementation of their new wage board.

Thousands of agitating jute mill workers blocked roads and railways in Khulna and Jashore yesterday, the second day of their indefinite strike at state-owned jute mills for better wages and arrears.

Workers yesterday called an indefinite strike at all state-owned jute mills from May 13 to realise their demands, including the one for arrears. They will also block roads and railways across the country for an indefinite period from the same day.

The demonstration for arrears by state-owned jute mill workers turned violent once again as agitators vandalised at least 50 vehicles while blocking roads in Dhaka’s Demra yesterday, police said.

Workers of state-owned jute mills from across the country yesterday announced fresh demonstrations, including road blocks next week, to press home their nine-point demand.

The three-day countrywide work abstention of workers of different state-owned jute mills ended yesterday amid violence when police and workers clashed in Khulna, leaving 16 people injured.

Workers of different state-owned jute mills yesterday blocked roads and railways in Chattogram, Khulna and Jashore to press home their nine-point demand, including payment of their arrears and implementation of the National Wage Scale-2015.

Jute mill workers have blockaded railways and roads across Bangladesh in strike over a set of demands including formation of a wage commission. The 4-hour blockade on railways and roads will be enforced everyday during their 72-hour strike, they say.