Bangladesh Workers Demand More Pay
Printer-friendly version Date of publication: June 26, 2010
Source: Al Jazeera
Author: Nicolas Haque
Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers demanding higher salaries were met with rubber bullets and tear gas during a recent protest ooutside Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
Garment workers are currently paid a minimum of just $24 a month following a 2006 agreement among manufacturers, unions and the government, but business is booming piling increasing amounts to work onto employees...
