Cheap fashion under pressure as Bangladeshi garment workers protest for pay hike

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Thousands of garment workers in Bangladesh blocked a major highway and clashed with police while demanding more than double the current minimum monthly wage. The protests have spread across industrial hubs in a country central to global clothing exports.

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers blocked a major highway and clashed with police on Monday, demanding a monthly minimum wage more than double current pay, as protests spread across industrial hubs. Bangladesh is the world’s second-biggest garment exporter behind China, manufacturing clothes for some of the largest international brands. Hundreds of workers in Gazipur, north of the capital Dhaka, blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway, vandalising several vehicles, while large groups took to...