Garment workers' protest triggers heavy gridlock in Kuril, Expressway
Traffic in the Kuril
area came to a standstill on Thursday (11 September) after workers of Eurozone
Fashions blocked the flyover demanding payment of overdue wages.
Gulshan Traffic Division's Additional
Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Ziaur Rahman told The Business Standard that the
blockade has forced vehicles to a halt on the flyover.
The situation has further worsened as
workers also took position at the entrance of the Elevated Expressway, leading
to congestion in surrounding roads.
"Earlier too, garment workers had
staged similar protests. Back then, they suspended their movement after owners
assured them of paying the arrears," the traffic official said.