Hundreds of garment factories yet to pay December wages
Hundreds of garment factories yet to pay December wages

Despite February already underway, many garment factories in the country have yet to pay workers their December salaries. Industrial Police data submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs shows that 104 factories remain in arrears, including 18 in Ashulia, 55 in Gazipur, 12 in Chattogram, 14 in...

Workers block roads in Ashulia over unpaid wages
Workers block roads in Ashulia over unpaid wages

Disgruntled workers in Ashulia, near Savar, staged a road blockade on Monday, demanding payment of overdue salaries and other benefits. The demonstration caused severe traffic congestion along a six-kilometer stretch of the Ashulia-DEPZ-Abdullahpur road between Jamgora and Zirabo. The protest...

Workers demand for National Wage Structure for all workers
Workers demand for National Wage Structure for all workers

Labour unions of the countrys garment factories have submitted a set of recommendations and proposals on labour sector reforms to Labour Reform Commission. They placed their proposal demanding a national wage structure for workers across sectors, and yearly increments in line with price hike....

Turkiye raises minimum wage by 30% for 2025
Turkiye raises minimum wage by 30% for 2025

Labor and Social Security Minister Vedat Isikhan announced that Turkiyes minimum wage will rise to TL 22,104 ($630.36) in 2025, reflecting a 30% increase from the previous year. The decision followed the fourth meeting of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission, held on Tuesday. On Tuesday...

Honda, Nissan inks deal to enter age of electric cars
Honda, Nissan inks deal to enter age of electric cars

Honda and Nissan confirmed on Monday that they had inked a memorandum of understanding as the Japanese automakers struggle with competition from rival brands in the electric vehicle (EV) market. The merger would create the third largest car maker by sales, behind Toyota and Volkswagen. Nissan...

Labour Reform Commission calls for eliminating discrimination against contractual workers
Labour Reform Commission calls for eliminating discrimination against contractual workers

Labour Reform Commission Chief Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed has stated that the commission will make recommendations to improve the living standards of daily contract workers in government, semi-government, and autonomous organizations by eliminating irregularities, mismanagement, and discrimination....