A complete bunch of Akij Meals and Beverage Dinky staff demonstrated in front of the factory at Dhamrai, on the outskirts of capital Dhaka, this morning (7 October) over a 9-point structure of demands that encompass wage hikes, weekly holidays, night shift allowances and a part of firm earnings.
The recount started at spherical 6am when the staff, mainly employed on a day-to-day wage basis, blocked the Aricha-trail facet of the Dhaka-Aricha Motorway, developing a two-kilometre-long gridlock. They, nonetheless, left the avenue after half-hour and persevered their demonstration in front of the factory.
Except the submitting of this legend at 12pm, the staff were quiet protesting at the scene
Annoying an ruin to wage discrimination, the staff expressed frustration over unmet guarantees from the firm. They claimed that their demands had been disregarded for a truly long time despite repeated requests for wage adjustments and diversified advantages.
They stated the factory administration promised to develop their wages three months ago, but they’ve yet to derive it and for this reason they’ve taken to the avenue.
Their 9 demands encompass elevating the minimal monthly wage to Tk15,000, Eid bonus amounting to half of the salary, making certain work to everyone day-to-day, making employment eternal in accordance with talent and efficiency, giving a part of firm earnings, night shift allowances, compensating staff for accidents sustained on the job, making certain security measures all the draw in which through all departments, and granting weekly holidays.
Sharing her struggles, a female employee stated she earns Tk7,000 a month after engaged on a day-to-day work basis, but it undoubtedly’s nowhere advance sufficient to toughen her family. “I’ve asked for a lift customarily, but nothing occurred. We build no longer derive traditional shifts or any trudge away.
“I have been working here for 5 years, but they have not made my job eternal. That’s the reason we’re demonstrating this day.”
“We maintain offered our 9 demands to the firm. Within the occasion that they build no longer meet them, we are succesful of continue our recount,” warned yet every other employee.
In response to the recount, regulations enforcement personnel were deployed in front of the factory to abet expose.
Talking at the scene, Sub-Inspector Md Rezaul Karim of the Industrial Police-1 stated they were discussing the staff’ demands with the factory administration and making an are attempting to solve the reveal.
Alternatively, no respectable notify from the factory administration became as soon as on hand at the time of reporting.
