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minimum wage

Rawhide being processed in a tannery. File Photo: Mumit M/TBS

77% of tannery workers in Savar earn below minimum wage: Study

About 42% of workers said they work more than ten hours a day, 33% reported working all seven days of the week

Rawhide being processed in a tannery. File Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Tannery workers decry wage non-implementation a year after declaration

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed presents the national budget for FY2025-26 in a televised speech on 2 June 2025. Photo: PID

Govt to revise minimum wage for 15 industrial sectors over next 3 years: Salehuddin

Several labour organisations held separate events, including human chains and rallies, in front of the National Press Club to mark the occasion on 1 May 2025. Photos: Jahir Rayhan/TBS

May Day: Workers demand Tk30,000 as minimum wage, legal protection

The research findings were unveiled in an event at a hotel in Dhaka on 29 Apr. Photo: Courtesy

Only 68% RMG factories implemented new minimum wage till Sep '24: Study

The Labour Reform Commission held a views exchange meeting at Sromo Bhaban in the city after submitting its report to Chief Adviser (CA) Muhammad Yunus today (21 April). Photo: Collected

Upgrade min wage every 3 years, register workers with IDs: Labour Reform Commission

A smarter solution would be a gradual wage increase, tied to productivity, combined with stronger social benefits. Photo: TBS

Ensuring fair wages while keeping Bangladesh’s RMG sector competitive

Tannery workers demonstrating for the implementation of the five grades of minimum wage set by the government on 30 January. Photo: TBS

Tannery workers to get Tk10,000 in advance, next meeting on minimum wage 20 Feb

For the third consecutive day, workers gathered at key points in the industrial zone under the banner of the Tannery Workers’ Union, enforcing the work stoppage from 10am to 12pm. Photo: TBS

Demanding minimum wage, tannery workers continue protests at Savar

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Shipbreaking industry to implement workers’ minimum wages from new year 

Solidarity Center-Bangladesh held a joint consultation meeting at a city today (12 November). Photo: Courtesy

Tannery workers demand gazette on minimum wage immediately 

An Indonesian migrant worker, Ari Rohman, pushes a cart as he collects bunches of palm oil fresh fruit during harvest at a plantation in Banting, Selangor, Malaysia, June 10, 2022. Picture taken June 10, 2022. REUTERS

Malaysia to raise minimum wage to RM1,700 from February next year

Photo: Collected

US apparel, labour associations urge Dr Yunus to release workers arrested during wage protests