Readymade garment (RMG) workers on Friday held a rally in Dhaka’s Ashulia demanding a minimum wage of Tk25,000 for all garment workers.
Besides, they also demanded a 65% basic wage instead of the existing 50%, and an annual increment of 10% instead of 5%.
Bangladesh Garments Sramik Sanghati organised the rally in front of Fantasy Kingdom in Jamgora area of Ashulia on Friday (15 September).
Speaking at the rally, Taslima Akhtar, president of Bangladesh Garments Sramik Sanghati, said in the last 5 years, it has become impossible for the RMG workers to live on a wage of Tk8,000 due to the increase in the prices of daily commodities.
The leaders of the organisation expressed concern that five months have already passed in the six month term of the Wage Board but no decision has been made so far.
They also claimed that according to government data, as the rate of exports and income of the owners are increasing, they (factory owners) can afford to pay a wage of Tk25,000.
