Strike in Bangladesh seriously affects garment export activities
The Bangladesh opposition party BNP (Bangladesh National Party) recently launched a strike on April 28-29, 2012, which caused at least 4,000 containers to be unable to clear customs smoothly and arrange import and export matters every day. 4,000 containers, equivalent to 60,000 metric tons of goods, are all stuck in Chittagong Port, Bangladesh. Each 40-foot container pays a daily demurrage fee of US$12. About 2,200 trucks carrying goods were also affected by the strike and were unable to reach their destinations as scheduled. Most of these trucks carried ready-made garments for export.
According to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), approximately US$50 million worth of garments are exported from Bangladesh to foreign countries every day. However, Bangladesh’s strike culture often causes undue disasters to the garment industry and has a negative impact on the garment industry. have a negative impact on industry development.
In addition to the impact on the export industry, many international shipping companies also complained that cargo ships had to extend the number of days they berthed in Chittagong Port, Bangladesh, resulting in additional expenses; other logistics companies also said that the extended waiting time for land transportation affected daily transportation volume plans and increased costs.
The opposition parties in Bangladesh often launch strikes to paralyze domestic economic activities to highlight their demands. Most of these strikes are proactive and occasionally violent, prohibiting various economic activities, causing inconvenience to people’s lives, although they are criticized by most people. , but there are no signs of slowing down for a long time.
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