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​ Ashulia garment wage unrest and sackings, 2016

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Ashulia garment wage unrest and sackings, 2016

Bangladesh Garment

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Walkout and demonstrations by garment workers in Ashulia demanding a monthly minimum wage of Tk 16,000; 60 factories suspended operations from 11 December 2016 and more than 1,600 workers were sacked in the following week.

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  1. StrikeAshulia, Savar, Dhaka District, Bangladesh

    Ashulia garment workers' pay protest and mass sackings, December 2016

    ResolvedLost1,600 workers

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