FIVE -POINT DEMANDS

Jute mill workers in Khulna stage demonstration

The permanent and casual workers of seven state-owned Jute Mills of Khulna-Jessore industrial belt under the banner of Collective Bargaining Agent (CBA) and Non-CBA Oikko Parishad jointly brought out a procession carrying sticks and staged a demonstrations yesterday at Khalishpur and Atra industrial belt in the city to press home their 5-point demands.
Nearly 10,000 agitated workers marched through roads in the Khalishpur and Atra area chanting slogans about their demands. The agitating seven out of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna region are Crescent, Platinum, Star, Aleem, Eastern, JJI and Carpeting Jute Mills.
Their five-point demands for which workers have gone on movement include payment of their arrear wages and other financial benefits, twenty per cent dearness allowance, allocation of adequate fund needed to purchase raw material for running jute mills undisturbed to reach production target, explore markets at home and abroad for selling products and removal of corrupt officials to make administration of the mills transparent.
The convener of the committee and general secretary of CBA of Crescent Jute Mills Md Sohrab Hossain presided over the demonstration in front of Crescent Jute Mills. Among others, member secretary of central committee and joint convener of CBA of Eastern Jute Mills Md Shah Alam, general secretary of Platinum Jubilee Jute Mills Employees Union Khalilur Rahman, president of CBA of Crescent Jute Mills Md Din Islam, member secretary of Non-CBA Oikko Parishad SM Zakir Hossain, spoke on the occasion.
Sohrab Hossain said they would continue their movements until demands are not fully met. Otherwise, workers will go on tougher movement for indefinite period which include road and rail blockade and then fast-unto-death programme.
Jute mill CBA leaders urged BJMC to fulfill their demands for greater economic interest of the country. They urged BJMC to arrange adequate allocation of fund needed to run the jute mills for reaching production target buying raw materials.
The convener of the committee Md Sohrab Hossain said that a programme like self immolation would be announced if needed to realise the demands. He also said procession by school students of Khulna-Jessore industrial belt will be held on April 3.

FIVE -POINT DEMANDS

Jute mill workers in Khulna stage demonstration

The permanent and casual workers of seven state-owned Jute Mills of Khulna-Jessore industrial belt under the banner of Collective Bargaining Agent (CBA) and Non-CBA Oikko Parishad jointly brought out a procession carrying sticks and staged a demonstrations yesterday at Khalishpur and Atra industrial belt in the city to press home their 5-point demands. Nearly 10,000 agitated workers marched through roads in the Khalishpur and Atra area chanting slogans about their demands. The agitating seven out of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna region are Crescent, Platinum, Star, Aleem, Eastern, JJI and Carpeting Jute Mills. Their five-point demands for which workers have gone on movement include payment of their arrear wages and other financial benefits, twenty per cent dearness allowance, allocation of adequate fund needed to purchase raw material for running jute mills undisturbed to reach production target, explore markets at home and abroad for selling products and removal of corrupt officials to make administration of the mills transparent. The convener of the committee and general secretary of CBA of Crescent Jute Mills Md Sohrab Hossain presided over the demonstration in front of Crescent Jute Mills. Among others, member secretary of central committee and joint convener of CBA of Eastern Jute Mills Md Shah Alam, general secretary of Platinum Jubilee Jute Mills Employees Union Khalilur Rahman, president of CBA of Crescent Jute Mills Md Din Islam, member secretary of Non-CBA Oikko Parishad SM Zakir Hossain, spoke on the occasion. Sohrab Hossain said they would continue their movements until demands are not fully met. Otherwise, workers will go on tougher movement for indefinite period which include road and rail blockade and then fast-unto-death programme. Jute mill CBA leaders urged BJMC to fulfill their demands for greater economic interest of the country. They urged BJMC to arrange adequate allocation of fund needed to run the jute mills for reaching production target buying raw materials. The convener of the committee Md Sohrab Hossain said that a programme like self immolation would be announced if needed to realise the demands. He also said procession by school students of Khulna-Jessore industrial belt will be held on April 3.