BGMEA to implement new wage for Bangladesh garment workers from Dec

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.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)