BANGLADESH UNIONS PRESSING FOR HIGHER GARMENT WORKERS’ WAGES
January 1st, 2018
BANGLADESH labour rights groups have started demanding increased pay after the government set up a wage board this month (January 14) to recommend fresh wages for the country’s four million apparel workers.
In a recent meeting with the trade group Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA), the IndustriALL Bangladesh Council (IBC) along with 16 local labour federations pushed for a minimum monthly wage of USD200, far in excess of the current minimum rate of USD67 fixed in 2013, after the Rana Plaza collapse.
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