BGMEA to implement new wage for Bangladesh garment workers from Dec

02 Nov '23

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The new wage structure for workers of member factories of Bangladesh trade body BGMEA will be implemented from December this year, as recommended by the wage board.
The board has time until November 30 to announce the new minimum wage.
Garment workers have been demonstrating in Ashulia and Gazipur for the last few days, demanding a minimum wage of Tk 23,000.

The new wage structure for workers of member factories of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will be implemented from December this year, as recommended by the wage board.

The board has time until November 30 to announce the new minimum wage for garment workers, BGMEA president Faruque Hassan told reporters in Dhaka recently.

Garment workers have been demonstrating in the industrial belts of Ashulia and Gazipur for the last few days, demanding a minimum wage of Tk 23,000, and factories are getting closed almost every day due to the unrest, Hassan was quoted as saying by domestic media outlets.

If the situation continues, factory owners may be compelled to shut down production, he added.

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