国际英语资讯:Roundup: Bangladesh raises wages for millions of garment workers following widespread unrest
<p><span word="DHAKA">DHAKA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 13-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quell">quell</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bangladeshi">Bangladeshi</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="garment">garment</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="laborers">laborers</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="disparity">disparity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>.</p><p><span word="State">State</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Employment">Employment</span> <span word="Munnujan">Munnujan</span> <span word="Sufian">Sufian</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="proportionately">proportionately</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="directive">directive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Sheikh">Sheikh</span> <span word="Hasina">Hasina</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="regard">regard</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>, <span word="grade">grade</span>-<span word="i">i</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> 18,257 <span word="taka">taka</span>, 15,416 <span word="taka">taka</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>-<span word="ii">ii</span>, 9,849 <span word="taka">taka</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>-<span word="iii">iii</span>, 9,347 <span word="taka">taka</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>-<span word="iv">iv</span> <span word="and">and</span> 8,875 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>-<span word="v">v</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agitating">agitating</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="workplaces">workplaces</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="hike">hike</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span> <span word="apparel">apparel</span> <span word="garment">garment</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="week">week</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dhaka">Dhaka</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="laborer">laborer</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p><p><span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span> <span word="Garment">Garment</span> <span word="Manufacturers">Manufacturers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Exporters">Exporters</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="BGMEA">BGMEA</span>) <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Siddiqur">Siddiqur</span> <span word="Rahman">Rahman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indefinite">indefinite</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>.</p><p><span word="Tens">Tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="garment">garment</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="staging">staging</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p>
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