How workers’ wage protest threatens Bangladesh’s $40 bn garment industry
India Today · Arkamoy Datta Majumdar ·
The government’s challenge is to negotiate a settlement that neither bleeds factory owners nor pushes workers further into economic distress
The government's challenge is to negotiate a settlement that neither bleeds factory owners nor pushes workers further into economic distress
The Bangladesh economy is likely to take a hit after hundreds of garment factories were forced to suspend operations as workers continued to take to the streets demanding higher wages.
According to reports in Bangladesh’s leading Bengali daily Prothom Alo, operations were suspended in 414 factories across Gazipur and Savar in Dhaka district. Some other estimates suggest that the number could have risen to 500-600 factories. The protests turned violent, with reports of intense clashes between police and protesters and incidents of vandalism in Gazipur, Mirpur and Savar.
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