Different garment workers right bodies on Tuesday at separate rallies in Dhaka demanded paying wage and festival allowance of the garment workers before Ramadan 20.
Garments Sramik Odhikar Andolan, a combine of garment workers right bodies, Bangladesh Garment Sramik Samhati and Garments Sramik Oikya Forum held separate rallies in front of the National Press Club to press their demands.
Garments Sramik Odhikar Andolan rally was chaired by garment labour leader Prakash Datta, where garment labour leader Mushrefa Mishu said that garment workers were low paid so they would not be able to enjoy the Eid festival with their family members if they did not get wage and festival allowance before Ramadan 20.
She called on the interim government and garment factory owners to pay wage and festival allowance of the workers by Ramadan 20.
Garment labour leaders Shamim Imam, Raju Ahmed, Saiful Islam and others spoke at the rally.
The rally was followed by a protest procession that paraded different city roads.
Garment Sramik Samhati also held a separate rally in front of the National Press Club where its president Taslima Akhter chaired.
Taslima Akhter also called on the interim government and garment factory owners to take steps to pay wage and festival allowance of the workers before Ramadan 20.
She also alleged that in some factories the managements are sacking workers.
Taslima Akhter called on the factory owners to refrain from job cut before Eid-ul Fitar.
General secretary of the organisation Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, central leaders Anjan Das, Asadul Islam, Sabina Yesmin, Prabir Saha and others spoke at the rally.
The rally was followed by a protest procession.
Garments Sramik Oikya Forum leaders also from a rally demanded paying wage and festival allowance of the garment workers properly before Ramadan 20.
Chaired by president of the organisation Mushrefa Mishu, central leaders Shahidul Islam Sabuj, Amena Akter, Imdadul Haque and others spoke at the rally.
The rally was followed by a protest procession that paraded different city roads.
