Bangladesh garment factories reopen as wage protests keep industry on edge
Workers are demanding a 30,000-taka minimum wage, while officials warn prolonged unrest could delay shipments and hurt buyer confidence.
- On Monday, Bangladesh's garment factories reopened after widespread closures and Sunday's industrial unrest, though manufacturers remain concerned about potential future disruptions over workers' wage demands.
- Citing mounting pressure from inflation and rising living costs, workers are demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka , more than double their current 13,000 taka pay.
- The ready-made garment sector, employing four million workers, saw staff from at least 529 factories leave their workplaces Sunday, disrupting operations in Gazipur and Ashulia.
- Following an emergency cabinet meeting Sunday, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman directed officials to ensure production continues; Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed requested law enforcement "crack down on those involved in violence."
- Although the government formed a six-member minimum wage board on Sunday, labour leader Kamrul Hasan says workers' grievances extend beyond that measure, with some leaders reportedly going into hiding.
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The protests by workers in the garment factories have been going on for three days. They can barely make ends meet due to the rising cost of living.
The protests in Bangladesh today expanded to several industrial areas, after thousands of strikers in the garment sector clashed with the police, demanding a minimum wage, while at least 57 people were arrested.
The Straits Times
PressNewsAgencyBangladesh garment factories shut again as wage protests turn violent
Workers blocked roads, vandalised factories and clashed with police in manufacturing districts, prompting 679 factories to halt production. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Bangladesh garment workers, police clash
Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers yesterday blocked a major highway and clashed with police, demanding a monthly minimum wage more than double their current pay, as protests spread across industrial hubs.The South Asian nation of 170 million people is the world’s second-biggest garment export
The authorities repeat their desire to crack down on unrest so that "production and exports continue".
Bangladesh’s garment industry on edge as workers’ protest enters 3rd day; BNP alleges ‘Awami League hand’
Factories reopened Monday, but fresh clashes between police and workers demanding higher wages erupted in Dhaka and nearby industrial hubs, keeping manufacturers on edge.
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