Bangladesh pay deal continues to court controversy

Bangladesh in brief: apparel industry snapshot

Total number of apparel workers: 3.5m (about 80% of workers are women). Location of factories: Dhaka-Ashulia-Savar cluster; Gazipur, Narayanganj and…

Continuing protests blight Bangladesh pay deal

Despite continuing unrest on the streets of Dhaka by garment workers unhappy with the new pay deal agreed last week,…

COMMENT: Bangladesh is taking small steps

Although the rise in minimum wages for apparel workers in Bangladesh has done little to calm labour groups and protesters,…

UPDATE: Bangladesh garment wages to rise 80%

Rallying garment workers in Bangladesh are being granted an 80% hike in their minimum wage, an industry official confirmed to…

BANGLADESH: Minimum wage deal imminent

A significant rise in the minimum wage of garment workers in Bangladesh is expected to be announced today (29 July).…