The workers of a Rana Plaza factory, who survived the nine-storey building collapse in 2013, yesterday demanded adequate compensation for them. At a human chain at the Savar collapse site outside the capital, the workers of New Wave Bottoms Ltd, which was housed on the second floor, placed the demand. They said Primark, a garments retailer, had taken the responsibility of compensating them and till now they got minimum Tk 50,000 each where Rana Plaza Trust Fund gave at least Tk 1,05,000 to each of the injured of the other factory workers. The amount they got is inadequate, said Maleque, a New Wave Bottoms worker. They said bank accounts for 244 workers out of 581 were yet to be opened to compensate them. When contacted, Sajol, a management staff of Primark, declined to comment on the issue.
