RMG workers Minimum Wage
Tk 12,500 finalised as minimum RMG wage
The salary structure will now have four grades in place of five
Normalcy returning to garment sector
After more than two weeks of unrest in the garment sector over minimum wages, normalcy has started to be restored with almost all factories reopening and workers returning to their workplaces yesterday.
MINIMUM WAGE / BGMEA's claim refuted by unions, economist
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has said the take-home salary of a worker will be higher than the new minimum wage if other allowances are considered, a claim that was refuted by two union leaders and an economist.
Govt publishes gazette on new RMG wage
The government today published the gazette on the recently declared minimum wage for garment workers, setting the monthly pay at Tk 12,500 and reducing the number of grades to five from seven.
Demo for salary hike: 12 factories shut amid workers' protest in Gazipur
At least 12 garment factories of Gazipur were declared closed after workers resumed protests demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 23,000
44 BGB platoons deployed for security at RMG factories
Female worker was shot dead yesterday in clash with police following union leaders' rejection of new minimum wage
Demo for RMG wage hike: Worker shot dead in fresh unrest
A garment worker was shot dead and 30 people were injured in Gazipur as law enforcers opened fire on workers protesting for a minimum monthly wage of Tk 23,000, a day after it was fixed at Tk 12,500.
Female garment worker killed in clash with police in Gazipur
A female garment worker was killed in a clash between police and workers demonstrating for a minimum wage of Tk 23,000 in Gazipur's Konabari area today
48 BGB platoons deployed for security of RMG factories
Forty-eight platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in Dhaka and nearby districts to ensure security at garment factories
Tk 12,500 finalised as minimum RMG wage
The salary structure will now have four grades in place of five
Normalcy returning to garment sector
After more than two weeks of unrest in the garment sector over minimum wages, normalcy has started to be restored with almost all factories reopening and workers returning to their workplaces yesterday.
BGMEA's claim refuted by unions, economist
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has said the take-home salary of a worker will be higher than the new minimum wage if other allowances are considered, a claim that was refuted by two union leaders and an economist.
Govt publishes gazette on new RMG wage
The government today published the gazette on the recently declared minimum wage for garment workers, setting the monthly pay at Tk 12,500 and reducing the number of grades to five from seven.
Demo for salary hike: 12 factories shut amid workers' protest in Gazipur
At least 12 garment factories of Gazipur were declared closed after workers resumed protests demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 23,000
44 BGB platoons deployed for security at RMG factories
Female worker was shot dead yesterday in clash with police following union leaders' rejection of new minimum wage
Demo for RMG wage hike: Worker shot dead in fresh unrest
A garment worker was shot dead and 30 people were injured in Gazipur as law enforcers opened fire on workers protesting for a minimum monthly wage of Tk 23,000, a day after it was fixed at Tk 12,500.
Female garment worker killed in clash with police in Gazipur
A female garment worker was killed in a clash between police and workers demonstrating for a minimum wage of Tk 23,000 in Gazipur's Konabari area today
48 BGB platoons deployed for security of RMG factories
Forty-eight platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in Dhaka and nearby districts to ensure security at garment factories
Minimum wage in RMG sector: Workers reject Tk 12,500, warn of tough demos
The wage board for garment workers has set the minimum salary at Tk 12,500, a little over half of what workers demand.
