Bangladesh garment workers protest for pay increases

12, prada handbags sale the Bangladesh garment industry workers staged demonstrations

to demand implementation of the new factory minimum wage, improve remuneration. Workers and demonstrators clashed with police to

maintain order, resulting in at least 3 people were killed and about 100 injured.

Minimum salary raised to $ 43

Day, prada handbags the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka and the southeastern city of

Chittagong, the country's garment factories, thousands of workers staged demonstrations to protest the refusal of employers to

implement the new wage policy standards.

Government of Bangladesh garment enterprises this year in July with representatives of employers and employees at the talks,

announced a new garment factory workers and wage standards, the enterprise was introduced from November this year. Under the new

standards, garment factory workers from the monthly minimum wage will be increased to Tk 1662.5 3000 taka per month (about 43 U.S.

dollars). prada outlet However, many garment factories refused to implement the delay

required by the Government.

Chittagong police chief said that the current conflict has led to three people were killed, one of the rickshaw pullers were crushed

brick. About 100 people were injured in the demonstrations, but the exact number is still uncertain.

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In the southeastern city of Chittagong Export Processing Zone, as a result of disturbances of workers, a large Korean clothing

company closed 11 of 17 factories in Bangladesh, a move intensified the conflict. 12, the demonstrations spread to other cities, the

workers destroyed factory equipment, burned cars, attacked the company's management.

This is a Korean company official said the company is developing skilled workers compensation program, but the workers become

"difficult to control, can not wait for the program introduced. The company's vice president were seriously injured, go to Bangkok in

treatment."

Chittagong, police said, the police fired rubber bullets at demonstrators and tear gas, the situation is difficult to control, the

police fired live ammunition once.