Bangladesh garment workers clash with police in Dhaka as protests for pay rise spread

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers blocked highways and clashed with police on Sunday and Monday. The workers are demanding a 30,000 taka monthly wage (US$241), more than double their current pay. The protests came despite a government announcement on Sunday to establish a wage board to review the minimum wage in the country’s garment industry, which employs millions of people and generates the bulk of Bangladesh’s export earnings.