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Bangladesh: New RMG wage structure on Oct 27

A new wage structure for the Bangladeshi garment workers will be announced on October 27, Justice A K Roy, chairman of the board formed to finalize the salary structure for RMG workers, informed the media.

The minimum wage for garment workers is likely to be set at Tk 5,000 per month, a 67 percent rise from the current Tk 3,000. The breakthrough comes after both the workers’ representative and garment owners’ representative of the wage board decided to make a compromise so that the new wage structure could be announced at the earliest to avoid possible labor unrest.

Originally, the workers’ representative bargained for a minimum salary of Tk 8,114 per month, while the owners’ representative was willing to provide a 20 percent raise to Tk 3,600. The new wage structure would take effect from the first of next month. The labor and employment ministry formed the six-member wage board in June with Justice Roy as chief.