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Workers’ strike paralyses river transportation
River transportation services have come to a halt as workers went on strike, demanding appointment letters, allowances and an end to extortion.
Published : 24 July 2019, 08:36 AM
Updated : 24 July 2019, 11:17 AM
Water transport workers called the strike for an indefinite period from Wednesday midnight across the country to press home their 11-point demand.
The strike disrupted launch movement, causing huge sufferings to passengers. The strike also shut cargo vessels across the country, hampering the shipment handling at the Chattogram port’s outer anchorage.
“We began to refrain from working from midnight. The strike will continue until our demands are met,” Khorshed Alam, central joint secretary of Bangladesh Water Transport Workers’ Federation.
No vessels left Sadarghat terminals on Wednesday midnight due to the strike, he said.
The demands included increasing salary, providing identity cards, introducing provident funds and landing passes for India-bound workers.
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