Textile workers win a 56% pay rise after a week of unprecedented strike action. Ten years on from the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory, the finger is once again being pointed at multinational brands.
On Tuesday 7 November, the Bangladeshi government announced an increase in the minimum wage following major strikes by textile workers at the end of October. Workers in factories supplying the likes of Gap, Walmart, H&M, Inditex, Levi’s and Primark earn $75 a month, a level that has not been increased since 2019. Workers were demanding $209 but a 56% increase has been granted ($114, or €104) with effect from 1 December. The four million workers in the sector, which produces more than 80% of...
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Antoine Piel
Section Head at Mind HR