Embroidery workers block road in Dhaka City for arrear wages

Workers of embroidery factories blocked a road in Adabar area of the city on Friday morning demanding that their arrears be cleared.

Witnesses said some 150 workers of the factories gathered on Ring Road around 11am and blocked it.Officer-in-charge of Adabar Police Station Shahiduzzaman said around 150 embroidery factories are there in Adabar area.

The workers demonstrated demanding payment of their wages for the month of March, the OC said.After demonstrating on the road for about an hour, they withdrew the blockade, he added.

source: UNB