2026 Bangladesh garment workers protests
Ongoing labour protests in Bangladesh over garment sector minimum wages
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6 storiesOver 50 people are injured and police vehicles are torched as garment workers clash with police in Savar.
[https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/over-50-injured-as-garment-workers-clash-with-police-in-savar (The Financial Express)]
The Bangladeshi garment industry wage board agrees to increase minimum wages following five days of worker
Workers demand ৳30,000 (US$240) monthly, up from ৳12,500 (US$100), while the board has not specified the increase. [https://www.afp.com/en/bangladesh-increase-garment-sector-pay-after-protests (AFP)]
A 21-year-old garment worker dies from injuries sustained the previous day during violent clashes with law
[https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/bangladesh-garment-worker-protest-violence-b3078804.html (The Independent)]
Ten police officers are injured in clashes between police and garment workers in Dhaka over low pay and the
[https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/423752/clashes-during-garment-protests-leave-50-injured (Dhaka Tribune)]
At least 20 people, including 4 police personnel, are injured in clashes between police and ready-made
In response, the government forms a wage board. [https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/video/newsfeed/2026/11/1/bangladesh-workers-clash-with-police-in-protests-over-low-pay (Al Jazeera)] [https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/bangladesh-f
At least 30 people are injured, including police and dozens of factories suspend operations after thousands
[https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/local-news/pro1dqcg6t (Prothom Alo)]
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