Business news : Bangladesh Apparel Workers Protest Over Wages

About 50 people were injured in clashes between demonstrators and police in Bangladesh on Tuesday as protests over low pay by the country’s garment workers entered their fourth day. The violence came after about 400 of the country’s 5,000 garment factories were forced to shut on Monday as thousands of protesting workers demanded a $100-a-month minimum wage.

On Monday, workers took to the streets for a third day, blocking major roads and smashing some vehicles in the Gazipur and Savar industrial zones, on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka. Overnight negotiations on Monday failed to end a dispute over low wages as garment factory owners reopened plants.

Bangladesh’s apparel industry has been under a spotlight after several deadly episodes, including the collapse of a building housing factories in April that killed more than 1,130 people. The monthly minimum wage in Bangladesh is currently $38.

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