Dhaka: Garments Sramik Sangram Parishad on Monday demanded the garment owners to pay salaries and bonuses of all the workers before Ramadan 20.

The RMG sector workers’ rights group came up with the demand at a human chain programme arranged in front of BGMEA Complex at Karwan Bazar in capital.

Coordinator of the rights group, Mahbubur Rahman Ismail, said the garment workers cannot observe the Eid like others as they don’t get their salary and bonus in time; the garment owners either make the payment before Eid day or after Eid.

He said workers unrest would be raised if the salary and bonus have not been paid within 20 Ramadan; if it happens, the government and BGMEA have to take the responsibility.

Mentioning that there are 40 lakh garment workers in Bangladesh, he said every year living cost is increasing but the salary of the garment workers remains very low. So the government as well as the garment owners should take initiatives to increase salary.

Worker leaders at the programme also demanded to give bonus equivalent to basic salary.

Garments Sramik Sanghati president Taslima Akter, and Bangladesh Garment Sramik Mukti Andolon president Shabnam Hafiz, among other were present at the programme.