"Bangladesh Labour organisations criticise CPD’s minimum wage proposal, say reports", 12 October 2023

Close on the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) recently putting forth a proposal to increase the basic pay of readymade garment (RMG) workers by 55 per cent through the minimum wage board to Taka 17,568, various alliances of the readymade garment sector trade unions opposed the CPD’s proposal.

According to media reports, the labour organisations criticised the local think tank’s proposal as illogical and detrimental to the welfare of workers.

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The Industriall Bangladesh Council (IBC), representing 19 trade union federations in the RMG sector, strongly condemned and opposed the CPD’s proposal. They argued that the proposal served the interests of factory owners rather than workers. In a joint statement, IBC President Amirul Haque Amin and General Secretary Kutubuddin Ahmed urged the CPD to withdraw its proposal and stand in solidarity with the IBC’s demand for a minimum wage of Taka 23,000.