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Bangladesh Raises Monthly Minimum Wage for Garment Workers to $113 After Weeks of Protests

Bangladeshi authorities on Tuesday announced a new wage distribution for protesting garment factory workers, with a 56% increase in the monthly minimum wage from $75 to $113, a move rejected by some workers’ teams as too small. Minister of State for Labour and Employment Monnujan Sufian announced the resolution after an assembly of a government-formed wage council made up of representatives of factory owners and workers. Critics argue that influential factory owners do more for workers.

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Dhaka, anti-government protests: opposition leader Alamgir arrested.

Today’s news: clashes and arrests at the funeral of a 17-year-old Iranian girl who died from the hijab, another Mahsa Amini; Textile exports to Vietnam fall, losing billions; Israeli army incursions into Gaza continue: in Dagestan, a Tel Aviv plane attacked; At least thirteen dead and dozens injured in an accident during an exercise in Andhra Pradesh; Discontent among Hong Kong Muslims over the presence of a Chinese flag at official events at the top of the most important mosque; Tenth assembly between the leaders of Singapore and Malaysia, the first since the Covid-19 pandemic; Production of Russian satellites.

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