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Garment workers in Bangladesh leaving a factory during a break (file photo)

Behind Bangladesh's garment boom, workers cut food and healthcare as wages fall short

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers are demanding their minimum monthly wage be raised to 30,000 taka from 12,500, as protests shut more than 150 factories this week and a government wage board weighs a new pay structure.

🌐 Global · 11 Nov 2026, 11:09 am