Apparel
Bangladesh: wages to rise by 77 percent
After months of protests by garment workers, the wage board in Bangladesh has finally decided to propose a rise of the garment workers’ monthly minimum wage from currently 3,000 takas (38 US dollars) to 5,300 takas (68 US dollars). As the world’s second largest garment exporter after China, Bangladesh’s major competitive edge is its low wages....
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