BANGLADESHI KNITWEAR WORKERS DEMAND HIGHER WAGES
October 1st, 2009
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA
STREET protests are wracking Bangladesh's urban centres as its 2.5 million knitwear and garment workers protest against closure of factories and demand a raise in their minimum hourly wages from US$0.11 to US$0.35. Last week, (October 31) four people including a policewoman were killed and over 100 injured in clashes with police at Tongi, 20 km north of capital Dhaka. This follows a summer of unrest. In June a garment factory was burnt and 150 others were damaged after two knitwear workers lost their lives during violent clashes with police ...
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