BANGLADESH AGREES NEW GARMENT PAY SCALE FROM DECEMBER AMID PROTESTS

Bangladesh's newly formed wage board agreed on Wednesday to implement ​a revised pay structure for garment workers from December, as protests over wages entered their fifth day and ‌disrupted production in the country's key apparel sector.

The board did not discuss the size of any wage increase and will hold further meetings to determine the new pay structure, Babul Akter, the workers' representative on the board, said after its first meeting.

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