Wage unrest grips Bangladesh garment sector; dozens of factories shut
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Sun, 1 November 2026
5 reports- Times of India05:55first to report
- asiaone.com06:49
DHAKA — Bangladesh will set up a wage board on Sunday (Nov 1) to review garment workers' pay after protests shut dozens of factories and triggered clashes with police, putting fresh strain on the country's key export industry.Workers in the South Asian nation are demanding a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka (S$308), more than double the current 12,500 taka,...
- Channel News Asia07:22
The wage board was formed after discussions with workers' representatives and industry leaders.
- freemalaysiatoday.com07:47
Thousands of workers continued demonstrations around Dhaka, clashing with police as they demanded higher wages amid inflation and rising household expenses.
- Al Jazeera English08:13
Demonstrations held in industrial cities as workers demand wage increase as cost of living rises.
Mon, 2 November 2026
5 reports- Channel News Asia06:45
The workers’ demands reflect mounting pressure from rising living costs and persistent inflation.
- Al Jazeera English07:08
Workers in Bangladesh's largest export sector are demanding a minimum wage increase amid rising inflation.
- South China Morning Post07:29
Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers blocked a major highway and clashed with police on Monday, demanding a monthly minimum wage more than double their current pay, as protests spread across industrial hubs. The South Asian nation of 170 million people is the world’s second-biggest garment exporter behind China, manufacturing clothes for some of the largest international brands. Hundreds of workers in Gazipur, north of the capital Dhaka, blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway, vandalising...
- Channel News Asia17:52
The government has formed a six-member wage board to address workers’ demands for a monthly minimum wage increase amid rising inflation and living costs.
- bdnews24.com20:06
Tue, 3 November 2026
3 reports- Al Jazeera English05:27
Tens of thousands of workers in world's second-largest apparel exporter hit the streets to demand better minimum wages.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)08:38
Workers on streets since Sunday, seeking a minimum monthly wage of $242 from existing $101
- bne IntelliNews21:07
Credit: Shanjir H | Photo4life AU - Unsplash Police fired tear gas at Dhaka garment workers after Bangladesh set up a wage board meant to end protests over pay.
Thu, 5 November 2026
1 report- NYT World15:12
Hundreds of garment factories were shut down this week as workers in the country, the world’s second-largest exporter of clothing, demonstrated for higher pay.
Sat, 7 November 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post05:00
Garment workers in Bangladesh, the world’s second-largest clothing exporter after China, are demanding that their wages more than double – and their protests have brought a halt to production in factories supplying global brands including H&M, Zara and Walmart. Tens of thousands of workers have marched through Dhaka and the key industrial towns of Gazipur, Ashulia and Narayanganj in recent days demanding higher pay. Protests turned violent in several hubs, with factories vandalised and roads...