Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan on Friday called for making Saturday’s grand rally of readymade garments workers a success.
Garments Sramik Samannoy Parishad, an association of RMG workers, will organize the rally in the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan to demand rational minimum wages for the garment workers for their survival.
Briefing journalists at the temporary office of the association, Mr. Khan, also the convenor of Garments Sramik Samannoy Parishad, said the logical minimum wages for the RMG workers should be ensured for the sake of protecting the country’s garment industry.
He said the grand workers rally will not be held for gaining any political benefit. The reactionary clique has become frightened seeing the enthusiasm among the readymade garment workers centering the rally.
In the rally, the garments workers will place their demands for ensuring rational minimum wages, reinstatement of GSP facilities, and providing adequate compensation to the victims of Rana Plaza collapse and devastating fire incident of Tajreen Garments factory.
Mr. Khan will preside over the rally scheduled to begin at 2 pm. Women leader Shirin Akter, labour leaders ZM Kamrul Anam, Abul Hossain, Bodruddoza Nizam, Jahanara Begum, Sirajul Islam Rony, Nazma Akter, Joynal Abedin, Nurul Islam, Shamima Nasrin, Alamgir Rony, Naimul Ahsan and Lovely Yasmin were, among others, present in the press briefing.
BBN/SSR/AD-20Sept13-8:10 pm (BST)
