Sun News Desk: The tea garden workers have decided to return to work from Monday with the previous daily wage of Tk120 withdrawing their indefinite work strike across the country.
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The decision came after a long discussion between district administration and tea workers leaders from 9pm to midnight on Sunday in the conference room of the Moulvibazar district commissioner.
After the long meeting on Sunday night, it was announced that the tea workers would return to work at the previous wage of Tk120 for now.
Deputy Commissioner Mir Nahid Ahsan told tea workers have the utmost respect for Bangabandhu and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sunday’s decision is an example of that.
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The tea workers withdrew their protest and decided to return to work trusting the prime minister will take the necessary steps to resolve their issue, he said.
Bangladesh tea Workers Union Central Committee Finance Secretary Paresh Kalindi said: “The prime minister is our guardian. We will accept whatever decision she makes but from Monday, workers will return to work in the garden and work as usual.”
Earlier, the workers were offered Tk 145 per day but it was largely refused by them and they vowed to continue their protest until the prime minister offered them a proper solution to the wage issue.
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The workers of 167 tea estates across the country on August 9, 2022, enforced a two-hour work abstention from 9:00am to 11:00am daily demanding a pay hike.
After four days, they went on an indefinite work abstention.
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