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Bangladesh raises monthly minimum wage for garment workers to $113 following weeks of protests

Headline from The Republic

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh announced a new salary structure on Tuesday for protesting garment factory workers with a 56% increase in the monthly minimum wage to $113 from the previous $75, a decision rejected by some workers’ groups as too small.

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  1. The Republic

    Bangladesh raises monthly minimum wage for garment workers to $113 following weeks of protests (opens The Republic)

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    DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh announced a new salary structure on Tuesday for protesting garment factory workers with a 56% increase in the monthly minimum wage to $113 from the previous $75, a decision rejected by some workers’ groups as too small.

  2. Fox News

    Bangladesh more than doubles garment workers' monthly minimum wage to $113 (opens Fox News)

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    Bangladesh announced a new salary structure for its garment factory workers on Tuesday, including a 56% increase in their monthly minimum wage.

  3. Green Field Reporter

    Bangladesh raises monthly minimum wage for garment workers to $113 following weeks of protests - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh announced a new salary structure on Tuesday for protesting garment factory workers with a 56% increase in the monthly minimum wage to $113 from the previous $75, a decision rejected by some workers’ groups as too small.

  4. Voice of America

    US Calls on Bangladesh to Revisit Minimum Wage Decision (opens Voice of America)

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    Protests continued in Bangladesh following a minimum wage increase that protesters consider insufficient

  5. NBC News

    After weeks of protests, Bangladesh garment workers get a higher monthly wage: $113 (opens NBC News)

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    The decision came after weeks of violent protests by workers, who say the new wage — a 56% increase from the previous $75 — is still too low.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Bangladesh garment workers ‘frustrated’ by gov’t wage hike after protests (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The minimum wage increase comes after weeks of the worst protests in a decade hit Bangladesh’s major industrial areas.

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