Wages of RMG Sector For Two Year
BANGLADESH earns the largest portion of its export income from readymade garments and knitwear. At first, Bangladesh exported the readymade cloths and knitwear of one million US dollar to the USA through Riaz Garments in 1978.
But, it was frightening news for our country that this leading industry was then passing through crucial moments. volatile situation in different garments facilities is threatening it existence. Since one year, the workers of RMG in different industries have been creating violence in the form of procession, vandalizing and blockading the roads to hike their minimum wage, attendance bonus and to ensure other facilities. These are common scenarios in most of the garments factories of Savar, Mirpur, Rupganj, Joydebpur, Gazipur, Kaspur, Ashulia, Nishchintapur, Norashinghpur, Zamgara and in other garment factories.
Important news is that, the minimum wage of Bangladeshi garment workers (less than $25) is the lowest wages among the garment producing nations.
Comparative minimum wages of garments workers in some competing countries...
Moreover, while garments workers are extreme poor, because they earn less than one dollar per day international poverty line income is $1.25.In 2009 The minimum wages paid by the garment factory to its workers is Tk 1662.50 per month while the workers are demanding Tk 5000 per month. The minimum wage of Tk.1662.50 was fixed on June 2006 when the cost of living was certainly lower than now. The Bangladesh Bank and the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, reported that since 2006 the cost of living of an RMG worker increased by at least 35 percent.
Fixation of minimum wage in Bangladesh...
At this situation, to resolve wage problem, BGMEA proposed Tk 2000 per month as minimum wage for entry level worker against the proposal of Tk 6200 from the representative of garments workers to the Minimum Wage Board (MWB). The MWB is set to announce the minimum wage by July 27, 2010.
BANGLADESH earns the largest portion of its export income from readymade garments and knitwear. At first, Bangladesh exported the readymade cloths and knitwear of one million US dollar to the USA through Riaz Garments in 1978.
But, it was frightening news for our country that this leading industry was then passing through crucial moments. volatile situation in different garments facilities is threatening it existence. Since one year, the workers of RMG in different industries have been creating violence in the form of procession, vandalizing and blockading the roads to hike their minimum wage, attendance bonus and to ensure other facilities. These are common scenarios in most of the garments factories of Savar, Mirpur, Rupganj, Joydebpur, Gazipur, Kaspur, Ashulia, Nishchintapur, Norashinghpur, Zamgara and in other garment factories.
Important news is that, the minimum wage of Bangladeshi garment workers (less than $25) is the lowest wages among the garment producing nations.
Comparative minimum wages of garments workers in some competing countries...
Moreover, while garments workers are extreme poor, because they earn less than one dollar per day international poverty line income is $1.25.In 2009 The minimum wages paid by the garment factory to its workers is Tk 1662.50 per month while the workers are demanding Tk 5000 per month. The minimum wage of Tk.1662.50 was fixed on June 2006 when the cost of living was certainly lower than now. The Bangladesh Bank and the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, reported that since 2006 the cost of living of an RMG worker increased by at least 35 percent.
Fixation of minimum wage in Bangladesh...
At this situation, to resolve wage problem, BGMEA proposed Tk 2000 per month as minimum wage for entry level worker against the proposal of Tk 6200 from the representative of garments workers to the Minimum Wage Board (MWB). The MWB is set to announce the minimum wage by July 27, 2010.
