Jute mill workers resume work in Khulna

State-owned jute mill workers in Khulna region have returned to factories after five days of fast-unto-death protest.

Around 50,000 workers of Star, Platinum, Crescent, Alim, Eastern, Daulatpur and Khalishpur jute mills in Khulna and JJI and Carpeting jute mills in Jashore began work on Saturday morning.

They resumed work following assurance of implementation of the national wage commission-2015 by January 16.

The decision was taken after a meeting with State Minister for Labour and Employment Monnujan Sufian and other stakeholders on January 2.

Earlier, workers went on hunger strike on December 29 to press home their demands including payment of outstanding wages and implementation of the wage commission.

 

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