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Behind Bangladesh’s Garment Boom, Workers Cut Food, Healthcare as Wages Fall Short

Workers say rising prices have forced them to cut food, health care and schooling as the government weighs a revised wage structure.

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By Ruma Paul GAZIPUR, Bangladesh, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Before dawn each day, garment worker Shilpi Khatun cooks over a wood-fired clay stove because her family cannot afford gas, before heading to a factory in Gazipur, an industrial hub on the outskirts ...

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WTVB broke the news on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
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