Wage

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Analysis

Minimum wage in Bangladesh: All talk and no action

Weak enforcement, structural deficiencies and economic constraints leave most Bangladeshi workers earning wages far below a living standard. Experts say a National Wage Policy could be a solution

Speakers at a CPD event titled "Reform in workers’ livelihood, workplace safety and rights-related issues: An agenda for the interim government" held in Dhaka on 12 January 2025. Photo: TBS
Economy

CPD proposes provision for making employers pay extra if workers not paid on time

Speakers at a CPD event titled "Reform in workers’ livelihood, workplace safety and rights-related issues: An agenda for the interim government" held in Dhaka on 12 January 2025. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

CPD suggests new wages within a year for sectors with stagnant pay  

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam speaks at a discussion at Jatiya Press Club on 27 December 2024. Photo: BSS 
Bangladesh

Press Secretary Shafiqul for paying minimum basic salary to journalists 

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Global Economy

Wage inequality fell globally, but significant wage differentials persist

Workers of Beximco Industrial Park in Gazipur block the Chandra-Nabinagar Highway on 18 November 2024 morning. Photo: Md Asaduzzaman/ TBS
RMG

Labour unrest: Beximco to get loans from labour ministry, Finance Division to clear unpaid wages

Around 5 lakh people are directly dependent on the tea industry. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain.
Panorama

Can tea workers be included in reform talks?

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Panorama

Between a rock and a hard place: Why are RMG workers prompting constant debate?

A file photo of workers’ protests. Photo: TBS
RMG

Fresh protests in Ashulia as RMG workers now demand Tk25,000 minimum wage

Pay workers' wages, bonuses before Eid-ul-Adha: NHRC urges factories
Bangladesh

Pay workers' wages, bonuses before Eid-ul-Adha: NHRC urges factories

Govt employees voice 7-point demand including pay hike
Bangladesh

Govt employees voice 7-point demand including pay hike

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RMG

One-fourth of factories delay March salaries, Eid bonus outstanding for 4.62%

Representational image of a textile mill. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS
RMG

Gazette issued with Tk10,000 minimum wage for textile workers, labour leaders unhappy