Increase minimum wage for garment workers
Blockade, workers' unrest / Transport cost goes up, impacting price of essential goods
A three-day blockade enforced by major opposition parties and protests of garment workers disrupted the supply chain of daily essentials and sent the cost of transport higher, according to industry people and traders.
RMG workers' protest in Mirpur / Teargas shells, sound grenades used to disperse protesters
Police fired teargas shells and used sound grenades to disperse garment factory workers who blocked Dhaka's Mirpur area this morning demanding a hike in their wages
Better pay for RMG workers: Protests rage on amid search for middle ground
Amid worker protests in and around the capital for pay hikes, factory owners yesterday said they will come to a middle ground with labour rights representatives while deciding the minimum wage.
Transport cost goes up, impacting price of essential goods
A three-day blockade enforced by major opposition parties and protests of garment workers disrupted the supply chain of daily essentials and sent the cost of transport higher, according to industry people and traders.
Teargas shells, sound grenades used to disperse protesters
Police fired teargas shells and used sound grenades to disperse garment factory workers who blocked Dhaka's Mirpur area this morning demanding a hike in their wages
Better pay for RMG workers: Protests rage on amid search for middle ground
Amid worker protests in and around the capital for pay hikes, factory owners yesterday said they will come to a middle ground with labour rights representatives while deciding the minimum wage.