In light of the International Women’s Day 2020 on 8th of March,
National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) has demanded 6 months
maternity leave in private sectors, including for the garment workers. The rally was held on Friday 6th of March 2020, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. M Amirul Haque Amin, President of NGWF, said that
the government already declared 6 months maternity leave for the public sector, but the country’s private sector, including the garment industry, still has only 4
months maternity leave. NGWF also demanded the
government of Bangladesh to ratify ILO Convention 190 to stop all types of
violence and harassment against women. More than two
hundred women joined the procession in front of National Press Club, carrying banners
and festoons with demands of 6 months maternity leave and ratification of ILO
Convention 190. The rally started in front of National Press
Club and went to the High Court, Palton Circle including some other
street and ended at Topkhana road.
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