Workers’ fight for decent wages has been ongoing in Bangladesh, as has government repression whenever workers organize to achieve improved wages and working conditions.

In December 2016, worker protests for decent wages were met with violent crackdowns by national and industrial police forces. Despite the repression, workers have continued to mobilize and lobby industry and government for substantial increases to the country’s minimum wage.

In 2018 and 2019, there were renewed calls for an increase in minimum wage in Bangladesh and tens of thousands of garment workers took to the streets. As a member of the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) global network, MSN is continuing to collaborate with other labour rights organizations on campaigns for a living wage and respect for workers’ right to organize and bargain collectively.

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