Bangladesh, which goes on strike from time to time, has recently begun an indefinite strike again!
According to UNB, the Bangladesh transport organization “Road Transport Workers Federation” on Sunday called for a nationwide The 48-hour strike was held to highlight their nine-point demands, which include amendments to the Road Transport Act. The strike will take place on October 12th and 13th. If this demand is not met, a 96-hour strike will be held, followed by an indefinite strike. During the strike, all cargo transportation at all land and sea ports in Bangladesh was stopped!
Earlier, Osman Ali, Central Secretary General of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation held a meeting at a community center in Chittagong last Saturday meeting, calling for a strike. Osman Ali told the meeting that the government did not take into account the interests of transport owners and workers while implementing the Road Transport Bill 2018. Transportation owners and workers face financial losses as a result of this law.
He said that the organization will make 9 demands to the government, one of which is to stop anarchy in the transportation industry by amending the law before December 31. If this demand is not met, a 96-hour strike will be held, followed by an indefinite strike.
Othman Ali said that if the workers go on strike and do not drive trucks (lorries, mini trucks and trucks), then from different ports in the country including Chittagong (Chattogram) and All types of clothing, food and various goods transported in the area will be stopped.
The strike will result in truck van services in many districts of Bangladesh including Khulna, Jessore, Kushtia, Tangail, Mymensingh and Pabna All are affected; ports will also have a large backlog of goods. At the same time, the strike will paralyze the transportation of goods in and out of the port area, and freight forwarders and cargo owners must be prepared to ship goods in advance.
Port Sudan container terminal blocked during peace deal protests
Reuters: Protesters blocked a container terminal in Port Sudan and a road between the eastern Sudanese city and the capital Khartoum on Sunday to protest against a signing by the government and groups from across the country, a union official and local residents said. peace agreement.
The agreement, approved last Saturday in Juba, South Sudan, focuses on resolving conflicts in the western Darfur region as well as southern states and aims to end Sudan Decades of conflict. Analysts say the military and authorities, who currently share power, have not widely consulted local communities during negotiations.
Sudan’s political turmoil has led to inter-tribal feuding over its positioning by regional powers, including wealthy Gulf states, and anger over a long-running economic crisis and the failure of public services. Violent tensions affected Port Sudan and Kassala.
Abd Sherbini, head of the Sudan Port Workers Union, said workers at southern Sudan’s main container terminal and the southern port of Suakin are on strike to protest the peace deal. “We demand the cancellation of the ‘eastern track’ and the peace agreement signed in Juba,” he said. “If this demand is not met, we will take escalatory measures.”</p
