Bangladesh forms wage board as garment-worker protests continue
Business · First reported 1 Nov, 07:22 · Updated 08:01
Bangladesh announced a six-member board to review garment workers’ minimum pay, but demonstrations and factory disruptions continued. Workers are seeking 30,000 taka a month, compared with the current 12,500 taka minimum.
- The government formed a six-member board to review the minimum wage for garment workers; demonstrations continued after its announcement.
- Workers are demanding 30,000 taka per month, more than double the current minimum of 12,500 taka, citing rising living costs.
- Protests and clashes disrupted transport and factory operations, while officials warned that prolonged disruption could delay exports and payments.
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- Worker demand
- 30,000 taka per month.
- Current minimum wage
- 12,500 taka per month.
- Wage board
- Six members, announced Sunday, November 1.
- Factory closures
- Reports cite about 30 closures near Dhaka and 25 to 30 factory shutdowns.
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