Workers of factory that shut down 4yrs ago block Nabinagar-Chandra highway demanding dues

Staff of Lenny Vogue and Lenny Apparels, which shut down four years within the past, staged a philosophize by blocking the Nabinagar-Chandra dual carriageway in front of DEPZ in Ashulia, Dhaka, worrying price of powerful dues, collectively with carrier advantages.

The philosophize, which started around 7:30am this day (26 November), precipitated extreme site site visitors congestion, halting motion on every aspect of the road.

Legislation enforcement officers at the scene were seen searching to persuade them to leave the road and restore site site visitors whisk collectively with the whisk.

A police officer from the Industrial Police stated the factory’s workers were owed excellent payments.

Faridul Islam, organising secretary of the Nationwide Apparel Staff Federation’s central committee, told The Industry Celebrated, “Lenny Vogue and Lenny Apparels closed in 2021 due to monetary crises. No matter the closure, the staff’ carrier advantages and other dues remain unpaid.”

As of 9:30am, workers persevered to dam the road.

The agitated workers stated that even after the factory shut down four years within the past, their excellent payments remain unpaid.

They accused the BEPZA authorities of again and again failing to satisfy their guarantees of price.

The workers also declared that they would no longer leave the road until their dues were paid.

Md Islam, a worker at Lenny Apparels Tiny, told The Industry Celebrated, “I’m owed Tk44,000, collectively with one month’s wage and other dues when the factory shut down four years within the past. No longer a single penny has been paid yet. Even though the authorities have assured price by 30 November, workers instruct referring to the promise may presumably even no longer be saved, prompting them to dam the road this morning.”