Big western fashion brands are not paying “ethical” prices for Bangladesh-made clothes, the country’s exporters association said, as protests over wages sparked factory closures in the world’s second-largest garment exporter.
The government last week announced a new monthly minimum wage of Tk12,500 ($113) for garment industry workers, up from Tk8,000 fixed in 2018.
Some workers’ unions rejected the sum, arguing that it was not enough to compensate for surging inflation. More than 100 factories have been closed due to protests in garment manufacturing hubs near Dhaka, the capital, over the past week, and four workers were killed in clashes between police and protesters.
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