Workers demand govt open Hall-Mark factories
A platform of garment workers yesterday demanded that the government open all the factories of Hall-Mark Group in Savar and start operating those under its supervision to secure the workers' job.
Garments Sramik Sangram Parishad also demanded disbursement of all arrears among the 17,000 workers, saying that their job had been thrown into uncertainty with the unexpected closure of the factories.
The factory workers should not be victimised for the Hall-Mark owners' fraudulence, the platform leaders told a press conference at its office in the capital.
All the Hall-Mark factories in Savar, including garment units, were mysteriously announced closed for an indefinite period through notices pasted on the factory entrances Friday. Savar police could not confirm if the Hall-Mark authorities or a government committee formed to run the factories slapped the notices.
The uncertainty among the workers arouse as Hall-Mark's top brass, including the managing director and the chairman, have been arrested after the group was found to have embezzled Tk 2,686 crore on loan from Sonali Bank.
The factories went on Eid-ul-Azha vacation on October 26 and were supposed to reopen tomorrow.
The platform leaders will submit memorandums to several ministries, including labour and employment, and other offices on November 4 and stage a demonstration before Jatiya Press Club on November 5.
Advocate Mahbubur Rahman Ismail, coordinator of the platform, read out a written speech at the conference.
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