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Bangladesh's Garment Workers Demand Fair Wages Amid Ongoing Protests and Factory Clashes

Bangladesh's Garment Workers Demand Fair Wages Amid Ongoing Protests and Factory Clashes

Bangladesh Agrees to Raise Minimum Wage for Garment Workers After Protests
Bangladesh Agrees to Raise Minimum Wage for Garment Workers After Protests

Hundreds of garment factories were shut down this week as workers in the country, the world’s second-largest exporter of clothing, demonstrated for higher pay.

Bangladesh garment protests continue despite wage board move
Bangladesh garment protests continue despite wage board move

Bangladesh garment protests continue as factories shut over wage demands and export delays loom.

Bangladesh garment factories close as workers clash with police in pay protests
Bangladesh garment factories close as workers clash with police in pay protests

Police have clashed with garment workers demanding higher minimum wages in Bangladesh, where days of protests have disrupted an industry that employs about 4 million people

Bangladesh agrees new garment pay scale from December amid protests
Bangladesh agrees new garment pay scale from December amid protests

Workers are demanding the monthly minimum wage be raised to 30,000 taka ($242) from 12,500 taka, saying rising food, housing and transport costs have eroded their purchasing power

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