Bangladesh wages Fact

Bangladesh Garment Wage Board Sets December Start

Employers and workers agreed a revised garment-wage structure beginning Dec. 1; workers will receive it in January salary payments.

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Bangladesh’s garment-sector wage board agreed with employer and worker representatives that a revised minimum-wage structure will take effect on Dec. 1 and be paid with January salaries, the Daily Sun reported. [E2]

AFP reported that workers had sought a December wage increase so they could receive their revised salaries in January. [E1]

The agreement was announced after the eighth minimum-wage board’s first meeting in Dhaka, Ajker Patrika reported. [E3]

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E1 afp.com The workers have been demanding a wage increase by December so that they can receive their revised salaries in January, 2026-11-05T01:50:00Z

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Excerpt: "The workers have been demanding a wage increase by December so that they can receive their revised salaries in January,"
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E2 daily-sun.com Daily Sun reported that employer and worker representatives agreed revised minimum wages would take effect from 1 December and be paid with January salaries. 2026-11-05T01:50:00Z

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E3 ajkerpatrika.com Ajker Patrika reported that the agreement was announced after the eighth minimum-wage board’s first meeting in Dhaka. 2026-11-05T01:50:00Z

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