TNZ Group garment workers hold mass procession

A mass procession was held today protesting the failure to pay all dues including arrears by May 7 in accordance with the tripartite meeting of TNZ Group. Despite the government and owners fixing a date for the third time and failing to pay the dues on May 7, followed by a joint forces attack on the blockade program the next day, workers held a press conference in front of the Department of Labour yesterday. According to their program, workers will hold a protest rally in front of the Department of Labour tomorrow. It is noteworthy that the total dues including arrears of salary and allowances for 5,219 workers of 8 factories of TNZ amount to Tk 54,12,67,000.

Most workers have 1-3 months of salary and Eid bonus in arrears, while some workers' salary and allowances from a year ago remain unpaid. Following the continuous movement by workers since March 23 and the partial payment of arrears, the last tripartite meeting held between the Ministry of Labour, owners, and workers on April 22 had set May 7 as the date for paying the arrears.