Auto-rickshaw and light vehicle workers demanded direct food and financial support from government to survive the all-out lockdown that has been extended until April 28.
In a joint statement, the President and Secretary of Bangladesh Auto-Rickshaw Light Vehicle Transport Workers Federation (BALTWF), Abul Hossain and Md Golam Faruk respectively, said lockdown results in shutting down operations of lakhs of three-wheelers and light vehicles.
“This ultimately leaves us into big trouble as we have become unemployed and our families will have to pass the days with uncertainty,” they said.
They noted that the organization has already made an appeal to different government offices for direct food and cash support for these workers.
They have urged the government to provide financial and food support to these workers so that their families could survive in the months of holy Ramadan.
