2026 Bangladesh RMG Min-Wage Protests

10 BGB platoons deployed in Gazipur amid RMG workers’ unrest

Led by 21 executive magistrates, BGB personnel have taken positions at different locations to maintain law and order

Bangladesh garment factories close as workers clash with police during wage protests – video

Garment factory workers clashed with Bangladesh police as protests over wages entered their fifth day and disrupted production in the country's key apparel sector

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Wage protests spread as workers take to streets, often ‘without unions’

Wage protests spread as workers take to streets, often ‘without unions’

Bangladesh: Wage protests force hundreds of garment factories to close

These factories, which manufacture for brands like H&M and Uniqlo, rely on millions of lowly paid workers.

Bangladesh garment workers stage fourth day of wage protests

Garment workers in ​Bangladesh staged a fourth day of wage protests on Tuesday, with police firing tear gas to disperse demonstrators ‌as unrest disrupted factory operations and transport links in the country's vital export sector.

Bangladesh garment factories disrupted as protests continue for third day

Workers in Bangladesh's largest export sector are demanding a minimum wage increase amid rising inflation.

‘Going hungry’: Garment workers in Bangladesh say wages barely cover needs

Tens of thousands of workers in world's second-largest apparel exporter hit the streets to demand better minimum wages.

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Garment workers in Uttara, Dhaka, demand a 30,000 taka monthly living wage, close to the Global Living Wage Coalition’s 2025 benchmark of ৳30,459 (about US$248) for Dhaka City. The sign reads “My...

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Police baton-charge a female garment worker protesting for a minimum wage. November 1, Mirpur, Dhaka picture : Daily Star #Fridaypost #dhaka

RMG workers’ protests shut factories, choke roads

Readymade garment (RMG) workers blocked major roads and highways in the capital’s Mirpur, Savar’s Ashulia, and Gazipur’s Kaliakoir yesterday demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000,

Police use batons, sound grenades to disperse Uttara garment workers blocking highway

Workers block highway for fourth straight day, demanding Tk 30,000 basic salary and other benefits

Police fire tear gas as RMG workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway

The protesters left the road around 12:15pm, ending the blockade.

Bangladesh garment workers protest over low pay; govt announces formation of wage board

Dhaka, Nov 1 (PTI) Garment workers in Bangladesh on Sunday staged protests in Gazipur and Dhaka over their longstanding demand for higher pay, prompting the government to announce the formation of a wage board, according to local media reports. Garment workers chanting slogans blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Gazipur, demanding a minimum monthly wage of […]

PM sits with several ministers over garment sector unrest

In the wake of the unrest in the country's garment sector, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has sat in a meeting to address the crisis. The meeting started at 6pm at t

Bangladesh forms wage board as garment workers protest

Demonstrations held in industrial cities as workers demand wage increase as cost of living rises.

2026 Bangladesh garment sector minimum wage protests

The 2026 Bangladesh garment sector minimum wage protests are a series of labour demonstrations by workers in the ready-made garment industry of Bangladesh, demanding an increase in the sector's minimum monthly wage from ৳12,500 to ৳30,000.[1] Protests began in August 2026[2] and escalated in late October and early November 2026 in the industrial areas of Ashulia and Gazipur and in the capital, Dhaka.[3][4] On 1 November 2026, the government announced the formation of a six-member Minimum Wage Board including factory owners, though protests continued after the announcement due to not meeting demands. [1]