A list consisting of the names of the fired employees was hung on the factory entrance on ThursdayAs many as 239 workers have been laid off by the authorities of Tusuka Group in Gazpur’s Konabari area. A week back, at least six factories owned by the group were closed indefinitely due to labour protests and vandalism. Later, several employees of the factory gathered in front of the entrance upon hearing the news of the layoffs. I don’t know where I will find work now.”According to the factory authorities and industrial police, Tusuka Jeans Limited, Tusuka Trousers Limited, Tusuka Processing Limited, Tusuka Packaging Limited, Tusuka Denim Limited, and Tusuka Washing Limited, located in the Konabari area, were shut down indefinitely under s 13(1) of the Labour Act after the labour strike on Nov 2. We don’t want any trouble.”Tusuka Trouser Limited factory operator Omar Ali has expressed his anger over the layoff.
