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]
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 […]
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Bangladesh garment factories close as workers clash with police during wage protests – video
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Bangladesh garment factories close as workers clash with police during wage protests – video
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Bangladesh: Garment workers protest demanding TK30,000 minimum wage increase - Business and Human Rights Centre
Wage protests spread as workers take to streets, often ‘without unions’
Bangladesh: Wage protests force hundreds of garment factories to close