Workers of a ceramic factory in Gazipur have launched a protest at their workplace demanding payment of their pending salaries and bonuses. The protesters said along with their salaries of September and October, the factory authorities had yet to pay their festival allowance, worth six months’ salaries, and arrear bills from 2015. The factory workers stopped working on Monday and began to demand their dues. The factory authorities, with the assistance of local police, are preventing the workers from going in or coming out of the factory. “The factory authorities are now holding a meeting to discuss the workers’ demands,” he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 17, 2017 12:56 UTC