DHAKA — On the morning of Jan. 2, workers at four Keya Group apparel factories in Gazipur, Dhaka’s garment district, received notice they would lose their jobs on May 1, International Workers’ Day. The conglomerate, they were told, had decided to permanently close the plants.
Thus, the futures of several thousand workers fell into even greater uncertainty. The laborers had been abstaining from work since Dec. 29 while protesting for November paychecks they are still yet to receive.