Garment union leaders detained amid protests for higher pay, as Bangladesh’s Minimum Wage Board begins work
DHAKA – At least ten regional leaders affiliated with the IndustriALL Bangladesh Council (IBC) have been arrested during weeks of garment worker protests, as the country’s Minimum Wage Board held its first meeting.
The government formed the wage board on Monday amid mounting worker unrest over wages in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment sector.
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