Sayeed Muhammad of DOT :
No innocent garment worker will be terminated from job, announced president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Siddiqur Rahman.
“If any worker who is found directly involved in the factory vandalism, looting or arson attack during the unrest may face the termination, otherwise not,” he said, reports The Daily Star.
The business body did not have any specific number regarding how many factories terminated how many workers so far, the BGMEA chief said, adding, if any worker is terminated, he or she must be paid the service benefit under the labour law.
Meanwhile, workers’ leaders claimed that as many as 1,411 workers of different apparel factories have been suspended from 16 factories in Ashulia since the protests over the wage disparity began last week.
On Wednesday, police arrested 25 garment workers from Ashulia and Savar industrial zones for their alleged involvement in vandalism, looting goods from factories, and torching vehicles during the weeklong labour unrest that ended on Tuesday.
At least 10 cases have been filed with Ashulia and Savar police stations against 215 named and more than 1,000 unnamed garment workers for their alleged involvement in vandalism and looting as yet.