Bangladesh to increase garment sector’s minimum wage
DHAKA, Nov 5 - Garment workers staged fresh protests in Bangladesh on Thursday, forcing factories to suspend operations despite a wage board move to introduce a revised pay structure from December.
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Wage unrest tests Bangladesh garment industry’s low-cost edge (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
Protests began on Oct 31 around Dhaka, forcing hundreds of garment factories to suspend production.
Bangladesh wage board meets as garment worker protests continue (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
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.
Bangladesh to increase garment sector’s minimum wage (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
The South Asian nation of 170 million people is the world’s second-biggest garment exporter behind China.
Bangladesh garment factories close after protests (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
Bangladesh garment protests continue despite wage board move (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
DHAKA, Nov 5 - Garment workers staged fresh protests in Bangladesh on Thursday, forcing factories to suspend operations despite a wage board move to introduce a revised pay structure from December.
Bangladesh garment protests continue despite wage board move (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
Bangladesh's police used tear gas and sound grenades in Ashulia after workers blocked a highway and threw bricks.
