Bangladesh: at least 15 factories closed after workers' protest
Event- Country
- Bangladesh
- Initial Date
- Sep 1, 2024
- Event Description
Authorities on Sunday announced the closure of at least 15 factories in Savar and Dhamarai areas in the face of workers' protests.
Local people said a group of workers and job aspirants started a demonstration in Palashbari area that later spread across the entire Savar and Dhamrai. Workers said their protest was aimed at demanding fair wages, overtime allowance, attendance bonuses and job security.
The workers of GAB Limited and some nearby garment factories blocked the road in Palashbari area of Ashulia around 9am. Similarly, workers of Ha-meem, Sharmeen, NASA Group, Snowtex Outerwear Limited factory also came down on the streets and blocked the roads.
Meanwhile, the workers of Acme Consumers Limited put forward a 16-point demand.
Mohammad Sarwar Alam, superintendent of police of Industrial Zone Police-1 in Ashulia, said that the workers are protesting with various demands. He said that additional men from the law enforcement agencies are currently deployed in the area to bring the situation under control.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
- Violation
- Administrative Harassment
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of assembly
- Labour rights
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to Protest
- Right to work
- HRD
- Labour rights defender
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 23.774574107090732
Longitude: 90.37082443233318
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 31 August 2024, a group of workers and labour rights defenders including GAB Limited, Ha-meem, Sharmeen, NASA Group, Snowtex Outerwear Limited, and Acme Consumers Limited had their at least 15 factories closed and police forces deployed after staging a protest to demand the improvement of working conditions in Savar and Dhamarai upazilas, Bangladesh.