minimum wage for RMG workers
A welcome decision to resolve RMG unrest
Cooperative efforts, sound leadership vital going ahead
US condemns violence against RMG workers in Bangladesh
The United States yesterday condemned "the recent violence against workers" in Bangladesh protesting the minimum wage, as well as the criminalisation of legitimate trade union and workers' activities
Must workers die for seeking fair wages?
The manner in which RMG unrest is being handled defies logic
The underprivileged worker is not a machine
Even with low productivity, a Bangladeshi worker working an average of 14-15 hours a day produces $1,400 or more a month.
Was shooting at them the only option?
Like every morning, Nargis Parvin made sure to tell her husband Jalal Uddin to stay safe when he would leave for work.
Will our RMG workers get an acceptable living wage?
The reaction of the owners to the workers' legitimate demand, however, has been totally unacceptable.
Why the delay in declaring minimum wage for RMG workers?
Will the wage board and our policymakers truly hear the stories of backbreaking work and heartbreaking debt of the garment workers, who have kept the economy going even at its worst phases?
Minimum wage for garments workers / Why CPD's proposal is not acceptable
Why should there be two different food standards for two social strata?
CPD proposes Tk 17,568 as minimum wage for garment workers
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has proposed Tk 17,568 as the minimum monthly wage for garment workers in Bangladesh.
A welcome decision to resolve RMG unrest
Cooperative efforts, sound leadership vital going ahead
US condemns violence against RMG workers in Bangladesh
The United States yesterday condemned "the recent violence against workers" in Bangladesh protesting the minimum wage, as well as the criminalisation of legitimate trade union and workers' activities
Must workers die for seeking fair wages?
The manner in which RMG unrest is being handled defies logic
The underprivileged worker is not a machine
Even with low productivity, a Bangladeshi worker working an average of 14-15 hours a day produces $1,400 or more a month.
Was shooting at them the only option?
Like every morning, Nargis Parvin made sure to tell her husband Jalal Uddin to stay safe when he would leave for work.
Will our RMG workers get an acceptable living wage?
The reaction of the owners to the workers' legitimate demand, however, has been totally unacceptable.
Why the delay in declaring minimum wage for RMG workers?
Will the wage board and our policymakers truly hear the stories of backbreaking work and heartbreaking debt of the garment workers, who have kept the economy going even at its worst phases?
Why CPD's proposal is not acceptable
Why should there be two different food standards for two social strata?
CPD proposes Tk 17,568 as minimum wage for garment workers
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has proposed Tk 17,568 as the minimum monthly wage for garment workers in Bangladesh.
Board yet to propose minimum RMG wage
A board formed for recommending the minimum wage for garment workers could not come up with any proposal on the monthly rates even at its third meeting held in Dhaka yesterday.