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Bangladesh Pay to Rise

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For garment workers.

Following a deadly factory collapse in April, Bangladesh’s government says it plans to raise wages for garment workers. In Bangladesh, the minimum wage per month is $38, half of Cambodia’s. Factory owners are protesting the planned raise, arguing that shoppers in Western countries expect cheap clothing. The death toll so far from the factory collapse stands at 1,118.

Read it at Wall Street Journal