Yunus on RMG workers' pay

Recently, Nobel Laureate Dr. Yunus, in an interview with a US based TV channel, said that if the present minimum wages of the garment workers in Bangladesh was doubled, garments made in Bangladesh would still remain the cheapest in the world market. On another occasion in Tokyo, he urged the CEOs of the leading international retailers to join hands to make Bangladesh a highly attractive country for sourcing garment products and help bring back the companies which left the country.

However, former president of BGMEA and FBCCI Anisul Huq said in a recent article in TDS entitled “Made in Bangladesh: crunching numbers” that all the success stories of this sector seem to have been lost in the rubble of Tazreen Fashions and Rana Plaza. Anisul Huq expected constructive criticism and support from the government, civil society and the professionals.

We thank Dr. Yunus for his suggestions on correcting this sector without hurting it.