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Victimized Garment workers Protest Rally held Demanding for Reinstatement to the 12,436 sacked workers and to withdraw 38 false cases filed in the name of 7,458 workers

August 25, 2019

So far, the movement of wages for garment workers on December, January & February  1. Have been filed  38 false cases  against the garment workers  2. Have been accused 7,458  garment workers 3.  Have been sacked 12,436 garment workers.  Though 75 arrested workers  have received bail, but they being harassed constantly by the police.  The family of 1 killed worker has not yet received proper compensation till now. Workers’ dismissal and harassment are still continue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today on 23th August 2019 at 11:00 am  victimized    Garment  workers  protest  rally  were  held  by  the National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) and demanding that, withdrawal the 38 False cases in the name of 7,458 workers, and  reinstatement  to the 12,436  sacked workers.  The program was  run from 11 am to 12 pm. Hundreds of workers, with various festoons, took part in the rally

A brief assembly was held in front of national press club before the rally. Presided  by  Amirul Haque Amin , president of the National Garments Workers Federation ( NGWF) Given Speech the rally : General Secretary of  the Federation Mrs Arifa Akhter, Central  Leader Miss  Safia Parvin, Md farook Khan, Md. Rafiqul Islam , Md. Kobir Hossain, , Esrat Jahan Ela, etc.

Solidarity speech given :  General Secretary of Ekota Garment Workers Federation Mr. Kamrul Hasan,   General  Secretary  of   Gantantrik   Garments  Workers  Federation  Md. Bachchu    Mia.

Speakers demanding  to the   Byers,  Factory  owners,  BGMEA  & Government   that,  withdrawal the 38 False cases in the name of  7,458 workers, and  reinstatement  to the 12,436  sacked workers

Speakers called to the Global trade union federation, different international labor rights organization and consumers to raise their voice and come forward in support for victimized garment workers.

At the end of the assembly, with various festoons a protest  rally with started from the national press club , around at the High Court, Topkhana Road, Paltan  and ended at the central office of the Federation.

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August 25, 2019
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