US EditionBangladesh raises monthly minimum wage for garment workers to $113 following weeks of protests
- Bangladeshi garment factory workers have protested for a higher minimum wage, rejecting a 56% increase to $113, as they had demanded $208. The protests involved violence, attacks on factories, clashes with police, and vehicle burnings.
- The previous minimum wage increase was in 2018, and workers claim they currently need to work overtime to make ends meet. Workers' association president Kalpona Akter expressed frustration over the perceived inadequate increase and cited the rising prices of daily commodities as a major struggle.
- With nearly 3,500 factories employing about 4 million workers, Bangladesh is the second-largest garment-producing country globally, earning about $55 billion annually from garment exports mainly to the US and Europe.
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Bangladesh garment worker shot dead in new wage protests
A Bangladeshi woman was shot dead Wednesday in the latest violent protests by garment workers after they rejected a government wage increase offer, with the victim's husband blaming the police.The South Asian country's 3,500 garment factories account for around 85 percent of its $55 billion in annual exports, supplying many of the world's top brands including Levi's, Zara and H&M.But conditions are dire for many of the sector's four million work…
Under the pressure of massive protests, the Bangladesh government is raising wages in the clothing industry by 56 percent. The protesters and trade unions...
Business Daily - Protests and clashes continue in Bangladesh over garment workers' wage demands
Bangladesh's garment worker unions have rejected a 56 percent minimum wage increase made by a government-appointed board on Tuesday, saying it doesn't cover basic living expenses. On Wednesday, clashes with police erupted in a garment industry hub on the outskirts of Dhaka, leading to the death of one worker. In this edition, we take a look at the garment workers' demands and the crucial place that the sector occupies in the country's economy.
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