Bangladesh RMG workers

RMG workers demonstrate over Eid bonus, arrears in Narayanganj

Several hundred workers of a readymade garment manufacturer demonstrate in front of their factory in Narayanganj Sadar upazila demanding full Eid bonuses and salaries for the current month.
RMG workers demonstrate for Eid bonus, arrears in Savar

Readymade garment factory workers demonstrate at a factory in Ashulia area of Savar, demanding their Eid bonus and salary of last month.
RMG workers demand arrears, protest factory closure in Savar

Workers of a readymade garment factory stage a demonstration in Savar’s Ashulia on the outskirts of the capital, demanding arrears and protesting the prolonged closure of the factory in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
103 RMG factories reopen in Narayanganj

103 readymade garment factories are reopened on a limited scale in Narayanganj, one of the hotspots of the coronavirus outbreak.
RMG workers demonstrate in Narayanganj, Gazipur and Savar

Readymade garment (RMG) workers in Narayanganj, Gazipur and Savar take to the streets, protesting layoff and demanding wages for the month of March.
RMG worker tests coronavirus positive as first detected case in Magura

A readymade garments (RMG) worker tests positive for coronavirus in Sadar upazila of Magura, making him the first confirmed coronavirus case in the district.
RMG workers' demos over wages rage across Dhaka, Ctg, N'ganj

Hundreds of workers of different garment factories in Dhaka, Chattogram and Narayanganj staged demonstrations demanding their salaries for March.
Garment workers stage demos demanding wages in Savar, Ashulia

Workers of four garment factories including three of the same owner, take to the streets for the second consecutive day at Savar and Ashulia areas demanding due salaries.
Garment workers take to the streets demanding wages in Savar

Garment workers of at least 11 factories in Savar take to the streets this morning demanding wages of the previous month.
RMG workers demanding salary injured during clash in Mymensingh

At least 25 people, most of whom were garment workers demanding their pending salaries, and three policemen were injured during a clash at Mymensingh’s Bhaluka upazila this morning.
Workers block Savar-Birulia road for 3hrs protesting factory shutdown

Hundreds of RMG workers blocked the Savar-Birulia bypass road for three hours protesting a sudden indefinite shutdown of their factory without payment of wages.
Commuters suffer as RMG workers block Mirpur Road

Commuters crossing Mirpur Road in Dhaka have been suffering immensely as several hundred garments workers took to the streets in Shyamoli halting traffic movement demanding arrears and bonuses.
Double trouble for RMG

The garment sector is facing a double whammy as more and more factories are closing at a time when apparel shipments are falling.
RMG workers block busy Tejgaon road

Several hundred workers of a readymade garment factory yesterday blocked the capital’s Satrasta intersection for over two hours, protesting the dismissal of some 66 of their colleagues.
Ashulia RMG workers on hunger strike

Workers of a garment factory, who have been terminated allegedly for protesting sexual harassment of a fellow worker, started an indefinite hunger strike in Jamgor area of Ashulia.
Workers still fear dismissal; security heightened in Ashulia

Amid deployment of a large number of law enforcers following eight days of unrest in the RMG sector, workers, in larger numbers than yesterday, are seen filing into work in Ashulia.
Cops probing instigators behind RMG unrest

Urging the readymade garment workers to go back to work, Superintendent of Police (SP) in Dhaka Sha Migan Shafiur Rahman says police are investigating people who are acting as instigators of the unrest in the sector.
Workers' wages rise in 6 grades

Bangladesh government has revised the wages for apparel workers in purview of a non-ending spate of unrest in its garments sector.
RMG Workers' Wage: Disparity evident

For the fifth consecutive day, Bangladesh’s garments workers are pursuing protests over “disparity” in their new wage structure.
30 hurt as cops, RMG workers clash in Savar

At least 30 people are injured, including eight policemen, as law enforcers clash with agitating garment workers on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar.
Disparities in wages to be solved

Amid continued demonstrations by garment workers over alleged disparity in their new wage structure, the government yesterday assured the workers of addressing the discrimination within a month.
Labour unrest continues; clashes in Savar

For the third straight day, labour unrest in Bangladesh’s apparel industry pursued throughout Dhaka and Savar with clashes and police action being reported from multiple locations.
Cops foil garment workers’ demo in Savar

Police dispelled a demonstration of garments workers over the new wage structure in Dhaka’s outskirts Savar this morning.
RMG workers' demo stalls city artery

Thousands of passengers suffered massive traffic congestion yesterday as garment workers blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, demanding a raise, for five hours at the city's Uttara.
RMG workers demo in Savar against new wage

About a thousand factory workers are demonstrating in Savar protesting what they said was discrimination in their new wage board.
18 RMG workers hurt

Eighteen readymade garment workers, including nine women, were injured in an attack by transport workers and CNG filling station employees in Savar yesterday.
New apparel wage comes into effect next month

The labour ministry yesterday published a gazette on the wage structure of garment workers which would come into effect from next month.
Garment workers clash with cops in N'ganj

At least 35 people, including 10 policemen, were injured as police and workers of a closed readymade garment factory clashed at Adamjee EPZ in Narayanganj city yesterday.
Minimum Wage: RMG workers' countrywide demo Sept 21

Garment workers will demonstrate in their factory areas across the country on September 21, protesting the recent announcement of Tk 8,000 as their minimum wage and demanding doubling of the amount to Tk 16,000.
Tk 8,000 a month

The government has raised the minimum monthly wage for 4.4 million garment workers by around 51 percent to Tk 8,000 from the existing Tk 5,300 with effect from December.