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Bangladesh police fire tear gas as garment workers protest for higher minimum wage

Police in Bangladesh used tear gas on Tuesday to disperse garment workers in a multi-day protest for a higher minimum wage, as the unrest disrupted factories and transport in the export sector.

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Bangladesh forms wage board on garment pay after protests shut factories near Dhaka

Bangladesh is forming a board to review garment workers' minimum wage after pay protests near Dhaka closed factories and led to clashes with police; workers are demanding 30,000 taka a month, according to Al Jazeera.