Protests
Bangladesh garment workers stage fourth day of wage protests
Garment workers in Bangladesh staged a fourth day of wage protests on Tuesday, with police firing tear gas to disperse demonstrators as unrest disrupted factory operations and transport links in the country’s vital export sector. The unrest, which began on Saturday, has intensified despite the government’s move to form a six-member wage board to review pay in Bangladesh’s garment sector, the world’s second-largest apparel exporter after China. It comes at a critical time for manufacturers entering the peak production season for spring and summer export orders. The industry employs about 4 mill