Garment workers clash with police again in Savar
Photo: Agamir Somoy
Garment workers’ movement resumed again in Savar and Ashulia, Dhaka on Wednesday morning demanding a minimum wage increase.
Ashulia Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Torikul Islam confirmed the matter.
During the movement, repeated chases and counter-chases broke out between workers and police. Police fired tear gas shells and sound grenades to bring the situation under control. To prevent chaos, factory authorities declared a general holiday across over 50 garment factories in Savar and Ashulia.
Police reported that workers entered various garment factories in Ashulia as usual around 8 am. However, upon stepping inside, they halted work and launched a work abstention. Later, around 8:30 am, several hundred workers began gathering at the Jamgora and Nishchintapur points along the Baipail-Abdullahpur road.
Upon receiving the news, police rushed to the spot and attempted to disperse them, sparking chases and counter-chases. At one point, workers hurled brickbats, prompting police to fire tear gas shells and sound grenades to gain control of the situation and clear them from the highway.
Police added that during the same time, workers from factories named Pioneer Apparels Limited and Maxcom International assembled at the Padmar Mor area in Hemayetpur, Savar. There as well, workers threw brickbats targeting police personnel.
Police then chased and dispersed the workers, bringing the area under their control. However, production operations in most garment factories in Savar remain normal.
