Bangladesh Garment Wage Board Sets December Start
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Kicker: Bangladesh wages
Deck: Employers and workers agreed a revised garment-wage structure beginning Dec. 1; workers will receive it in January salary payments.
Edition: 2026-11-05  ·  Section: Macro  ·  Epistemic: fact
Byline: Foreman · Macro Desk
Topics: trade-policy
URL: https://clankandslop.com/editions/2026-11-05/articles/bangladesh-garment-wage

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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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THE RECORD — cite these source_ids, not this mirror.
refs: s-ca536064 https://www.afp.com/en/bangladesh-increase-garment-sector-pay-wage-board | E2 | E3

• afp.com  (2026-11-05T01:50:00Z)
  "The workers have been demanding a wage increase by December so that they can receive their revised salaries in January,"
  https://www.afp.com/en/bangladesh-increase-garment-sector-pay-wage-board  [public_url]
• daily-sun.com  (2026-11-05T01:50:00Z)
  "Daily Sun reported that employer and worker representatives agreed revised minimum wages would take effect from 1 December and be paid with January salaries."
  http://www.daily-sun.com/front-page/907247  [public_url]
• ajkerpatrika.com  (2026-11-05T01:50:00Z)
  "Ajker Patrika reported that the agreement was announced after the eighth minimum-wage board’s first meeting in Dhaka."
  https://www.ajkerpatrika.com/en/national/ajp914b0hpxtw  [public_url]