Minimum wage protests halt output at Savar tanneriesA workers' strike to press for the immediate implementation of the minimum wage declared by the government has disrupted production in Dhaka’s Savar Tannery Industrial Zone. From 8:00am to 12:30pm on Saturday, tannery workers gathered outside various factories in the BSCIC Leather Industrial City, observing a work stoppage under the banner of the "Tannery Workers’ Union". "In other industries, the minimum wage was implemented right after it was announcement. But even though the government has set the minimum wage for tannery workers at Tk 18,001, factory owners have yet to enforce it," said Arif Molla, a tannery worker. The strike was part of a growing push for minimum wage implementation, with protesters gathering outside factories across the industrial zone.

Source: bd News24 March 15, 2025 11:38 UTC