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Bangladesh Agrees to Raise Minimum Wage for Garment Workers After Protests

New York Times5 November 2026, 14:51 UTCBangladesh

Hundreds of garment factories were shut down this week as workers in the country, the world’s second-largest exporter of clothing, demonstrated for higher pay.

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