Bangladesh agrees new garment pay scale from December amid protests
Workers are demanding the monthly minimum wage be raised to 30,000 taka ($242) from 12,500 taka, saying rising food, housing and transport costs have eroded their purchasing power
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Bangladesh garment pay increase amid protests, with added detail on the demanded wage figures, and does not conflict with Report 1.
2h agoAlso reported by newindianexpress.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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