Thousands of RMG workers of Dipta Apparels Ltd, an export-oriented garment factory of DIRD Group in Dhaka's Hemayetpur at Savar, started protesting at the factory demanding payment of their salaries for the month of August 2023 within the next 10 days.
During the protest of the angry workers, two officials of the human resources department of the company, and at least 5/6 workers including a security worker were injured, said the security inspector Md. Asad of Savar zone of the company.
He said among the injured were the company's assistant manager (human resources) Maruf, quality inspector Pradeep and a security worker named Samrat. "The injured are being treated in different hospitals. However, the names of the other injured are not known," he added.
The incident took place at the factory located in the Shyampur area of Hemayetpur around 9:30am on Thursday (7 September).
Mizanur Rahman, a sewing operator of the factory, told TBS, "3/4 days ago, the factory authorities announced the payment of last month's salary on the 18 August instead of the 10 August, citing the economic crisis. Since then, the workers have been angry."
"After opening the factory this morning, the workers joined the work and went to talk to the management.
