Bangladesh has approved a near doubling of the minimum wage for its garment industry in a bid to end months of unrest by workers who produce clothes for retailers such as Marks and Spencer, H&M and Walmart.
The country’s nearly 2.5m garment workers – among the lowest paid in the world – will see their monthly minimum pay rise to $43 from just $23.
Workers across Asia have over the past few months become more vocal in their demands for better working conditions in the manufacturing sector. Factory owners in China, for example, have recently been dogged by rare strikes over long hours and low wages.
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