Workers of state-owned jute mill workers have resumed their hunger strike on Sunday (Dec 29) to press home their 11-point demand, which includes implementing the wage commission and payment of regular wages.
Collective bargaining agents (CBAs) and non-CBA Songram Parishad leaders announced to resume hunger strike unto death from a meeting held on Friday.
About 50,000 workers of Star, Platinum, Crescent, Alim, Eastern, Daulatpur and Khalishpur jute mills in Khulna and JJI and Carpeting jute mills in Jashore went on an work abstention and took to the streets.
They also staged demonstrations to press home their demand.
Earlier, the workers of nine state-owned jute mills went on work abstention and observed hunger-strike from Dec 10 to 13.
Later the strike was postponed until Dec 17 upon assurance from the state minister for labour of fulfilling their demands.
As the promise was not fulfilled till, the workers resumed their hunger strike.
The 11-point demand also includes cancellation of public-private ownership of the jute mills, allotting necessary fund for jute sector and others.
Correspondents in Khulna and Jashore provided inputs for this report.