RMG workers' minimum wage likely to be fixed Tuesday

The Minimum Wage Board for the RMG sector will hold its 6th meeting on Tuesday to finalise the minimum wage following continuous demands for raising wages by readymade garments workers.

The meeting will be held at the office of the board at Segunbagicha in the capital at 11:00 am, the board said in a press statement on Sunday.

Garments workers in the capital and adjoining areas have been protesting with the demand for a minimum wage of Tk 23,000 for a week, despite efforts by the government, workers' leaders, and owners' associations to normalise the situation, reports UNB.

On October 21, workers demanded that their minimum wage be increased from the existing Tk 8,000 to Tk 20,390 while the owners have proposed to increase it to Tk 10,400.