Authorities at 15 garment factories at Ashulia of Savar on Thursday declared a day off for the workers after protests erupted at a nearby factory to demand payment of arrear wages, said an Industrial Police official.
The move came after angry workers of Nasa Basic Complex of Nasa Group blocked the Baipail-Abdullahpur road for three hours demanding payment of their overdue wages, said the police.
The workers took to the street at around 8:30 am halting traffic, said Mohammad Mominul Islam Bhuiya, superintendent of Industrial Police.
The situation deteriorated after the protesters tried to force workers from nearby factories to express solidarity with their protest, prompting the authorities of 15 garment factories to declare holiday.
The workers claimed that the authorities of the Nasa factory earlier declared a four-day holiday from August 10 without clearing salaries.
After a four-day holiday, when the workers of the factory went to their respective workplace they found a four-day closure notice from Thursday, hanging at the main gate.
However, the vehicular movement on the road returned to normal after police intervention.