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Bangladesh eyes 77% garment wage rise
2013-11-05 02:32:35| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Bangladesh's wage board has proposed raising the minimum salary for garment industry workers by 77% to 5,300 takas ($68; 42) a month.
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US: Apparel imports from Bangladesh surged in August
2013-11-04 16:41:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US retailers and brands are still sourcing more apparel from Bangladesh, with data continuing to suggest there has so far been no negative impact on orders from the Rana Plaza building collapse and wider factory safety issues.
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BANGLADESH: Garment worker wages to rise by 76%
2013-11-04 16:18:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The minimum wage for millions of garment workers in Bangladesh will rise to about $68 a month - an increase of 76% on current pay but well below the level that workers have been seeking.
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Bangladesh biggest power plant will harm worlds biggest mangrove forest
2013-11-01 11:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Burning coal is a surefire way of damaging the climate, and harming mangroves is a surefire way of worsening climate impacts. Which makes the planned construction of Bangladeshs largest coal-fired power plant at the edge of the worlds biggest mangrove forest doubly troubling. Construction is beginning on the 1,320-megawatt Rampal power plant less than 10 miles from the Sundarbans, the sweeping mangrove system that straddles Bangladesh and India, helping to protect an eastern chunk of the Subcontinent...
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BANGLADESH: Garment workers reject latest pay offer
2013-10-31 15:26:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Government officials, garment manufacturers and union leaders meeting in Bangladesh today (31 October) have failed to agree on a rise in the minimum wage paid to garment workers.
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