Leaders of National Garment Workers Federation on Monday called on factory owners and the owners’ body to take steps to pay wage and service benefits of the workers of Ayesha and Galia Fashion Limited immediately. The NGWF made the call at a protest rally in front of National Press Club in the capital, where they said the factory was closed by the owners unlawfully on April 13. Garment labour leaders Mohammad Faroque Khan said that Ayesha and Galia Fashion at Kalyanpur in the city was closed without paying the wage and benefits of the workers. The Bangladesh Garment Manufactures and Exporters Association should take steps to resolve the crisis, Faroque Khan said. Chaired by Faroque Khan, the rally was addressed, among others, by general secretary of the organisation Safia Akter, leaders Kabir Hossain, Tahmina Akter and others.
