Saturday, 11 November 2023 Bangladeshi garment manufacturers have shut down 150 factories indefinitely as police have issued charges for 11,000 workers involved in violent protests demanding a higher minimum wage. The garment factories make up around 85% of Bangladesh's annual exports, supplying many global brands. The workers, who are mostly women, have been protesting for better pay and conditions. The government recently raised the sector's wage by 56.25%, but workers are demanding a higher minimum wage.
Bangladesh's garment workers, demanding better wages, face intensifying protests resulting in four deaths. Police used rubber bullets and tear gas, arresting 11,000 workers and closing 150 factories. The majority of the economy relies on this industry, yet conditions are dire, with workers earning...
Violence breaks out in the industrial town of Gazipur outside the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, after more than 10,000 workers staged protests in factories and along highways to reject a government..
Bangladesh raised the minimum monthly pay for the country's four million garment workers by 56.25 percent on Tuesday, but the decision was immediately rejected by unions seeking a near-tripling of the..
Saturday, 11 November 2023
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