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Bangladesh: prime minister tells garment factory owners to raise wages

06/09/2013
The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has told garment factory owners in the country to increase workers’ wages.

She made the comments while launching a government initiative to provide factory owners with low-cost loans to fund workers’ hostels close to factories. This initiative is aimed especially at improving conditions for women, who make up 80% of employees in apparel factories in Bangladesh.

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