11/11/2023
Bangladesh's clothing manufacturers shut down 150 factories 'indefinitely' on Saturday while police fined 11,000 workers nationwide for participating in demonstrations demanding a raise in the minimum wage. The industry's pay was increased by 56.25 percent to 12,500 taka on Tuesday by a committee appointed by the government. However, garment workers have rejected the increase and are asking for a minimum wage of 23,000 taka. On Thursday, 15,000 laborers clashed with police on a highway looting Tusuka, a premier plant, as well as a dozen other factories, the AFP reported.
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NEW DELHI: Bangladesh's clothing manufacturers shut down 150 factories 'indefinitely' on Saturday while police fined 11,000 workers nationwide for participating in demonstrations demanding a raise in the minimum wage.
The industry's pay was increased by 56.25 percent to 12,500 taka on Tuesday by a committee appointed by the government. However, garment workers have rejected the increase and are asking for a minimum wage of 23,000 taka.
On Thursday, 15,000 laborers clashed with police on a highway looting Tusuka, a premier plant, as well as a dozen other factories, the AFP reported.