Casual power plant workers demand job regularisation
The outsourced workers of Barapukuria coal-fired power plant yesterday staged a demonstration inside the plant demanding regularisation of their jobs.
Around 234 workers gathered in front of the administrative building in the morning and chanted slogans in favour of their demand. Later, they staged a sit-in there for three hours from 9:00am.
During agitation, the outsourced workers prevented the officials and employees from entering the power plant. They urged the authorities concerned to confirm their jobs as soon as possible. Otherwise, they threatened to launch a tougher agitation programme.
Addressing a rally at the venue, Meztajul Islam, president of Casual Workers Union, said 234 workers hired by a company have been working at the plant for long on no work, no pay basis.
They held agitation at several times to press home the demand, but to no effect, he said, urging the authorities concerned to regularise jobs of the workers without further delay.
CBA leader Md Moktar Hossain threatened to paralyse the power plant if the demand of the workers was not met immediately. Union leaders Habib Hasan, Nazrul Islam, Azizul Islam, Sakhawat Ali and Nuruzzaman also spoke.
Contacted, Joydev Kumar Saha, chief engineer (acting) of Barapukuria Power Plant, said power generation at the plant was normal during workers' agitation.
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