Garment workers demanding higher wages clash with police in Bangladesh, closing 100 factories
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Garment workers demanding higher pay have clashed with police and attacked factories in an industrial belt on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital.
The workers have rejected a proposed 5,300 takas ($66.25) monthly minimum wage, a raise by 77 percent. They demand 8,114 takas ($100) instead.
Industrial Police Director Mustafizur Rahman says at least 100 factories have been closed in Ashulia and Savar areas to avoid further violence after the clash started Monday morning.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rahman would not say if there were any injuries, but a television station says up to 30 people have been hurt.
A government-appointed panel voted for the $66.25 minimum wage last week, but factory owners have not endorsed it. That amount would still be the lowest in the world.