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Bangladesh to form wage board after garment protests shut factories
DHAKA: Bangladesh will set up a wage board on Sunday to review garment workers’ pay after protests shut dozens of factories and triggered clashes with police, putting fresh strain on the country’s key export industry. Workers in the South Asian nation are demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka ($245), more than double the current 12,500 taka, saying rising costs of food, housing, transport and healthcare have sharply eroded their purchasing power. The dispute has raised concerns about disruption to an industry that employs about 4 million workers, generates more than 80% of Bangl...
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