More than 200 workers of 50 tailoring shops in the city started
indefinite strike from Saturday demanding increase of wages and
service benefits.
The strike was called by the Tailoring Shop Workers Association.
Abdul Huq, a leader of the association, said that owners of the
tailors taking Tk. 380-500 for a triuser, Tk. 200-350 for a shirt, Tk.
4000 for a blazer, Tk 200-800 for different types of ladies wears, as
stitching and making charges from the customers.
But they are giving only Tk. 103 for a pant, Tk. 56 for a shirt and
Tk. 480 for a blazer, Tk 50-200 for ladies wear to the workers
without considering overtime work, holiday and other service benefits,
agitated workers said.
We started strike after our demands of at least fifty per cent
increase of the present wages were refused by the owners, they said.
Refusing the demand of the workers, Md. Babul Ahmed, president of the
tailors owners association said the wages of the workers already
increased earlier, so there is no way to increased that further.
Spreading of readymade garments supply in the market, rise of price of
threads, machine parts, electricity bill, rent of shops, taxes and
other managerial costing already hit tailoring business, the owners
explained.
In the peak season of ahead of Eid Ul Fitr rush, strike of the workers
will only increase of loss and sufferings of the customers to get
pre-ordered dresses before the festival, they said. -Our Correspondent
