DHAKA – Garment workers in Bangladesh have expressed disappointment after factory owners proposed a new minimum wage of BDT 10,400 ($94) per month – less than half of the amount sought by unions.
A tripartite board was set up in March to review the minimum wage for garment workers – which has been BDT8,000 (US$75) a month since 2019.
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