Workers of the state-owned jute mills in Khulna region returned to their work after withdrawing their six-day ‘fast-unto-death’ strike on Saturday (Jan 4).

The jute mills workers, who had been staging the strike to press for their 11-point demands, withdrew their strike after holding a meeting with Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, said BJMC Chairman Abdur Rauf.

State Minister for Labour and Employment Monnujan Sufian and other stakeholders were also present. 

Workers started to join their workplaces while the government assured them to provide pay-slip by January 16 as per the National Wage Scale-2015, said Murad Hossain, joint-convener of Bangladesh state-owned Jute mills CBA, non-CBA Sangram Parishad.

About 50,000 workers of nine state-owned jute mills –Star, Platinum, Crescent, Alim, Eastern, Daulatpur and Khalishpur jute mills in Khulna and JJI and Carpeting jute mills in Jashore– started a ‘fast-unto-death’ strike from December 29 to press their 11-point demands, including implementation of the wage commission and payment of regular wages.