Bangladesh to form wage board after garment protests shut factories
Summary
Bangladesh will form a wage board after garment workers’ protests shut dozens of factories and sparked clashes with police. Workers are demanding a sharp pay increase as the industry faces mounting pressure from rising costs and possible export delays.
Key Points
- Bangladesh will set up a wage board on Sunday to review garment workers’ pay after protests shut dozens of factories and triggered clashes with police.
- Workers are demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka, more than double the current 12,500 taka, citing higher living costs.
- About 30 factories in Ashulia declared holidays as demonstrations spread across industrial zones near Dhaka.
- The unrest threatens Bangladesh’s key export industry, which employs about 4 million workers and earns more than 80% of the country’s export revenue.
