Alim Jute Mills
Workers reject privatisation move
Workers and employees of state owned Alim Jute Mills in Khulna yesterday demanded allocation of fund for purchase of raw jute and payment of arrears including 32 weeks' wages, nine months' salary, gratuity and provident fund.
The demands were made at a press conference held at Khulna Press Club. President of mill workers' union Abdus Salam spoke.
He said 893 out of a total 900 workers applied to the management last month for voluntary retirement. But the management is yet to take any decision on this issue. Workers and employees have been passing days with families in extreme misery, he said.
The CBA leader said workers and employees of the mill rejected a government move to privatize the jute mill as it is still earning profit.
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