More than 100 factories in Bangladesh's Ashulia industrial zone suspended operations amid fresh garment-worker protests, as a wage board prepares a revised pay structure without yet determining the increase.
Garment workers demanding a Tk 30,000 minimum monthly wage clashed with police in Narayanganj as protests spread across Bangladesh. The wage board has agreed on a December implementation target, with revised salaries expected in January 2027.
New EU anti-greenwashing rules in force since September 27 require product-level proof, pushing Bangladesh’s LEED garment factories toward digital traceability.
