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Wage Protests Shut Mills
More than 100 garment factories have shut down in Bangladesh as workers’ protests have resumed, with workers demanding that the minimum monthly wage be raised to 30,000 taka (about $240)—a 140% increase on the current 12,500 taka. The wage board approved an increase on November 4, but its amount will not be announced until December, and it is due to take effect in January. Meanwhile, factory owners are considering a “no work, no pay” policy for strikers. The unrest threatens an industry that generates about $38 billion a year, accounts for 80% of the country’s export earnings, and employs more than 4 million workers.
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