2026 Bangladesh garment workers protests

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]

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 […]

Bangladesh: Garment workers protest demanding TK30,000 minimum wage increase - Business and Human Rights Centre

Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Centre

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.

Bangladesh forms wage board as garment workers protest

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

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 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

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.

‘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.

Osman Charlie

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...

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,

Friday Post

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

Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) | Worker of the world, Unite

2026 French fuel protests

On 15 September 2026, protests driven by rising fuel prices erupted in France. On 17 October, the fuel protesters joined student protesters in nationwide demonstrations, which descended into the 17 October riots in Paris and other cities.

Job-seeking graduates with disabilities launch hunger strike as protest enters 21st day

Job-seeking graduates with disabilities began a hunger strike unto death on Saturday, marking the 21st consecutive day of their protest demanding immediate government action on their five-point charter of demands. The strike, organized by the Chakri Pratyashi Protibondhi...