Work abstention programme

2 November 2009, 17:00 PM

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong

Bangladesh Lighter Shramik Union has called an indefinite work abstention across the country from November 08 midnight to press a number of demands including raising of minimum wage of its members to Tk 5000. The union leaders took the decision at a meeting held at the union office at Bangla Bazar on Saturday. The other demands include raising and maintaining navigability of the rivers through dredging and an end to toll extortion and piracy in the river route. The work abstention is being also observed in support of 22-point demand of Bangladesh Water Transport Workers' Federation. After announcement of the work abstention programme, the lighter workers brought out a procession that paraded different areas of Bangla Bazar, Majhirghat and Sadarghat.