48-hr goods transport strike called for Oct 12, 13
Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Owners-Workers Coordination Council on Sunday called a 48-hour strike across the country to press home their 9-point demand including amendment to the street Transport Act.
The strike will be viewed on October 12 and 13.
The transport organization announced the program through a press release on Sunday.
Earlier, Osman Ali, central General Secretary of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, called the strike at a meeting at the Rajbari Community Center near Karnafuli Shah Amanat Bridge in the city on Saturday.
During the meeting, Osman Ali said the federal government has implemented the Road Transport Act-2018 without taking into consideration the interest of transport owners and workers. Because of this law, the transport owners and employees are facing financial losses, he said.
He said the organization will place a nine-point demand to the federal government including someone to stop the anarchy in the transport sector by amending regulations by December 31
If the demand isn't met, a 96-hour strike will be called and an indefinite strike will be called.
Osman Ali said if the personnel usually do not drive truck-covered vans, prime movers, mini-trucks and lorries, transportation of all types of garments, food and various goods from different ports and places of the united states including Chattogram port will be stopped.
