Minimum wage for garment workers
Why does labour unrest drag on?
Following the political changeover on August 5, the country’s main export-earnings sector, the garments industry, witnessed a large-scale and drawn-out spell of labour unrest in industrial belts such as Savar, Gazipur, Ashulia, Zirabo and Zirani.
Decision on new wage for RMG workers by April
The decision on whether to formulate another minimum wage for garment workers after making adjustments in line with inflation will be made by April next year.
US trade body urges govt to end detention of RMG workers
Before the minimum wage was raised to Tk 12,500 in December, thousands of workers took to the streets to press home their demand for a minimum salary between Tk 23,000 and Tk 25,000.
Stitched up: Bangladesh garment workers sacked after wage protests
For a decade, the nimble fingers of Bangladeshi garment worker Naim Pramanik sewed shirts and trousers for top Western brands, to be worn by the wealthy across the world.
Any trade sanction to hit economy hard
Any trade sanction on Bangladesh from the West would significantly impact the economy, said the noted economist Wahiduddin Mahmud yesterday.
Labour Issues: Govt, businesses play down prospects of US trade penalties
The government and business leaders have played down the significance of the diplomatic note from the Bangladesh embassy in Washington DC to the commerce ministry about possible measures like trade penalties and visa restrictions over labour issues.
Bangladesh may face trade penalties from US over labour issues
Bangladesh embassy in Washington sends letter to commerce ministry
Five ways to raise garment worker wages
Advocacy efforts in Bangladesh have been part of the national dialogue centring wages for several decades.
Tk 12,500 finalised as minimum RMG wage
The salary structure will now have four grades in place of five
BGMEA again calls for RMG price hike
It sent another letter to the international buyers on Nov 17
Must workers die for seeking fair wages?
The manner in which RMG unrest is being handled defies logic
BGMEA's claim refuted by unions, economist
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has said the take-home salary of a worker will be higher than the new minimum wage if other allowances are considered, a claim that was refuted by two union leaders and an economist.
BGMEA seeks higher prices from buyers
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged US clothing retailers and brands to pay higher prices from December 1 as owners are set to pay a higher wage to workers..BGMEA President Faruque Hassan made the request in a letter to Stephen Lamar, president and
Govt publishes gazette on new RMG wage
The government today published the gazette on the recently declared minimum wage for garment workers, setting the monthly pay at Tk 12,500 and reducing the number of grades to five from seven.
Demo for RMG wage hike: Worker shot dead in fresh unrest
A garment worker was shot dead and 30 people were injured in Gazipur as law enforcers opened fire on workers protesting for a minimum monthly wage of Tk 23,000, a day after it was fixed at Tk 12,500.
What was the point of fixing a new minimum wage?
Death of RMG worker amid rejection of newly set wage raises alarm
Female garment worker killed in clash with police in Gazipur
A female garment worker was killed in a clash between police and workers demonstrating for a minimum wage of Tk 23,000 in Gazipur's Konabari area today
‘Not Tk 12,500, minimum wage should be Tk 25,000’
RMG workers’ platforms rejected new wage structure
Wage board sits to fix minimum salary for RMG workers
The meeting of the wage board began at its office in Dhaka today to finalise the minimum salary for garment workers in Bangladesh.