Unpaid Wages at Abanti Colour Tex Ltd., Bangladesh - 2024
On 11/11/2024, hundreds of textile workers of Abanti Colour Tex company in Fatullah area of Narayanganj protested and blocked the Dhaka-Pagla-Munshiganj road to demand unpaid wages. According to the protesting workers, Abanti Color Tex (which is part of the Crony Group) were shut down without notice, leaving the workers without wages. They allege that despite repeated demands for their wages, the owners have repeatedly refused to pay out the wages and that the Narayanganj administration has failed to find a solution. During the protests, several factories were vandalized – with the consequence that factory authorities decided to shut down the more than 400 garment factories in the surrounding area at 1pm. The army, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police forces were deployed at the site to control the workers' protest. According to Bangladesh News 24 this protest had a long history. Since last year, according to one of the workers interviewed by Bangladesh News 24, wages had repeatedly not been paid and then, last month, there were sudden layoffs without wages being paid. Abanti Colour Tex Ltd. is listed in the Open Supply Hub (OSH). According to OSH the factory supplies to member(s) of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles and Fair Wear Foundation member(s). The company also holds various sustainability certificates (see below).
Basic Information
Case ID: 2024.16
Identification Number from Open Supply Hub (OS-ID): BD2019241256YMR
Affected Country: Bangladesh
Date of occurrence: 2024-11-27
Social Sector Risks concerned:
- Wages (Conventions Nr. 26 & 102 & 131 & 177 & 181; FAO)
Supplier Details
Abanti Colour Tex Ltd
Plot S A 646 Shashongaon Enayetnagar Fatullah
Narayanganj
Dhaka
1400
Bangladesh
Supplier Website: https://www.cronygroup.com/companies
Production Site
Known certifications:
ZDHC (2020) Better Cotton (2020) GOTS 6.0 (2024) Oeko-Tex (2022) (Year according to last entry in OHS)
Source of information about certifications:
https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/BD2019241256YMR?sort_by=contributors_desc
Total number of workers/employees:
6.000 – 9.000
Workers movement
No information about unions available.
No information about workers commitee available.
Business Relations
Known Buyer/Brands:
- Adler Modemärkte GmbH
- Carrefour S.A.
- GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH
- Mango Deutschland GmbH
- TOM TAILOR GmbH
- Zalando SE
Source of information buyers:
https://opensupplyhub.org/facilities/BD2019241256YMR?sort_by=contributors_desc
2. Source of information buyers:
https://www.cronygroup.com/
At least one of the buyers has the duty to report according to the Supply Chain Act / CSDDD.
Follow up
Are there any reactions to the follow up: no information
Sources
Name of reporting organisation: The Business Standard, 19/11/2024, Bangladesh News 24
Source of information about the case:
https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/workers-protest-block-roads-narayanganj-over-unpaid-wages-990201
Contributor: SÜDWIND
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