Bangladesh garment workers protest, demanding double the minimum wage
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Bangladesh garment workers are demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka, more than double the current rate, as rising living costs fuel violent protests. The unrest has shut 529 factories, threatening a $47 billion export industry that employs millions and supplies global…
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- 01Workers are demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka, more than double the current rate.
- 02Rising living costs have fuelled violent protests.
- 03The export industry worth $47 billion employs millions and supplies global brands.