Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad, a platform for 13 labour rights bodies, on Monday called on the government and the owners of mills and factories to pay the wages and festival allowances of the workers before Ramadan 15. The call came at a meeting held at its temporary office in the capital. The SKOP leaders also finalised the decision to hold a rally at 11:00am on June 9 in front of National Press Club to press their demands. The meeting, chaired by labour leader Anwar Hossain, was also attended by labour leaders Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar, Chowdhury Ashiqul Alam, Quamrul Ahsan, Razaquzzaman Ratan, Naimul Ahsan Jewel, among others.
