DHAKA: Besides payment of dues, demonstrating workers are set to bring out protest procession on Saturday morning demanding supreme punishment of Tuba Group owner Delwar Hossain.

Hundreds of Tuba workers thronged Tuba garment to enforce their demonstration from in front of Badda Hossain Market in the city around 11:00am.

Centering the protest program, police have taken additional security measures. 

Badda thana officer-in-charge MA Jalil banglanews that additional police, including female police, APC, Water Cannon, have been deployed there to maintain law and order.

If anybody tries to create chaotic situation, then measures would be taken against them, he added.

Tuba Group Workers Movement Alliance leader Moshrefa Mishu on Friday said that Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (BGMEA) is lying about workers salary and bonus.

“The organization said that dues couldn’t be paid as the owner was in jail -- but where is money of shipments that we made in last months?” she threw a question.

She also alleged that these all are way to release Delwar using workers’ issue.

Tuba factory workers are continuing hunger strike for sixth days, in spite of BGMEA’s commitment to pay a part of their dues within a week.

The workers of Tuba’s five factories say the management owes them three months’ wages as well as bonuses.

They are now in movement demanding the three months’ salary of 1600 workers and restarting of all the garments along with Tazreen Fashions which was gutted in fie in 2012 and killed 112 trapped workers.

BDST: 1110 HRS, AUG 02, 2014