minimum wages
Labor Rights Groups Call for ‘Indefinite’ Strike in Bangladesh
A group of Bangladeshi labor rights organizations has called for an "indefinite" strike if its demands for…
US Lawmakers Demand Living Wages for Bangladeshi Garment Workers
Rep. Ilhan Omar and others described American brands' "reluctance" to back the 23,000-taka wage unions are…
As H&M Steps Up, Bangladesh Suppliers and Workers Ask ‘Where Are the Other Brands?’
Meanwhile, two new benchmarks find that fashion companies fail to pull their own weight when it comes to…
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Like ‘Watching a Car Wreck Unfold’: Poverty Wages Pressure Bangladesh-Sourcing Brands
Fashion's human rights multistakeholder groups speak out about Bangladesh's minimum wage. Labor campaigners…
Is Your Brand Paying Its Share to Reduce Bangladesh Workers’ Wage Despair?
Brand managers involved in overseeing purchasing and ethical operations have a choice.
In Bangladesh, ‘Unprecedented’ Violence Over ‘Unsustainable’ Wages
With ongoing unrest claiming a fourth victim over the weekend, Bangladesh wage protests are now a "matter of…
Bangladesh’s ‘Disheartening’ 14% Wage Hike Under Fire
Will brands step up and pay suppliers more to meet the new minimum, up 56 percent but just 14 percent when…
Gender Discrimination in Fashion Supply Chains: What Should Companies Report?
An absence of data regarding wage disparities and women in management positions at factories could soon be…
Bangladesh Announces New Minimum Wage
The new monthly pay floor takes effect Dec. 1
Bangladesh’s Wage Protests, Explained
Insiders dissect what's really going on in the streets of Dhaka right now as minimum wage talks seem stalled…
Garment Worker Allegedly Shot Dead by Bangladeshi Police as Wage Protests Escalate
This comes as garment factory owners offer less than half of the monthly minimum wage that trade unions are…
Minimum Wage ‘Mockery’: Bangladesh Unions Pan Paltry Pay Proposal
Unions denounced garment manufacturers' minimum wage proposal which falls well short of the sum workers…
Adidas, Levi’s and 13 More Brands Urge Bangladesh Wage Hike
Just one of them, however, has publicly come out in support of the 23,000 Bangladeshi taka figure that…
Bangladesh Workers Rally at Rana Plaza Over Minimum Wage Increase
As a six-month deadline for proposals expired last week, workers and manufacturers differ on what constitutes…
Cambodia Sets New Minimum Wage for Garment Workers
They'll be getting a pay bump beginning in January.