Escalating Wage Protests Shake Bangladesh's Garment Industry Amid Calls for Reform

11/04/2026

Bangladesh garment workers to get a minimum wage rise after protests and talks between employers and unions.

11/04/2026

DHAKA, Nov 4 - Bangladesh's newly formed wage board is set to hold its first meeting on garment sector wages on Wednesday, as protests for higher pay entered their fifth day.

11/03/2026

Bangladesh's garment industry faces mounting pressure as violent wage protests shut hundreds of factories, threaten export shipments and disrupt production.

11/03/2026

DHAKA, Nov 3 - Garment workers in Bangladesh staged a fourth day of wage protests on Tuesday, with police firing tear gas to disperse demonstrators as unrest disrupted factory operations and...

11/03/2026

Paramilitary forces have been deployed in Gazipur and Narayanganj as workers demanding a 30,000-taka minimum wage stay on the streets for a fourth day, with 58 police officers injured, the police said

11/02/2026

New clashes erupted Monday after more than 500 garment factories were closed following violent wage protests on Sunday Fresh clashes broke out in Bangladesh on Monday between garment workers and...

11/02/2026

Bangladesh's garment industry partially reopened on Monday, but fresh clashes between police and workers demanding higher wages disrupted operations in Dhaka and nearby industrial hubs