Bangladesh Forms Wage Board as Garment Protests Go On
Bangladesh has formed a wage board for garment workers, but protests over pay are still going on. The garment sector employs millions of people and brings in most of the country's foreign earnings, so pay decisions affect the wider economy. Workers have kept up their demands even as the board is set up.
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Context: Garments are the backbone of Bangladesh's export economy, mostly clothes sold abroad. A wage board is a panel that studies and recommends pay levels for a sector.
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