Prothom Alo English Nov 09
Workers' side seeks Tk 32,000 minimum wage in RMG sector:
The workers’ side has proposed a minimum monthly wage of Tk 32,000 for workers in the readymade garment ...
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Prothom Alo English Nov 09
Workers' side seeks Tk 32,000 minimum wage in RMG sector: The workers’ side has proposed a minimum monthly wage of Tk 32,000 for workers in the readymade garment ...
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Key FactsWage Protests Disrupt Bangladesh’s Garment Industry
Nov 2, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: aljazeera.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: aljazeera.com
- About 500 garment factories were temporarily closed after the protests began on Saturday.
- Workers are seeking 30,000 taka a month, compared with the current wage of 12,500 taka.
- On Sunday, the government formed a new wage board to review the minimum wage for garment workers.
- Al Jazeera reporter Tanvir Chowdhury reported heavy police presence in Dhaka’s Mirpur on Monday and third-day protests in Savar, Ashulia and Gazipur.
“If factory owners cannot pay workers properly, they should negotiate better prices with international buyers. They cannot build a business on the backs of underpaid workers.”— Babul Akhter, general secretary of the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation and a workers’ representative on the wage board, on low wages in the garment industry.
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