After garment workers in Bangladesh staged massive protests that shut down hundreds of factories, the government has agreed to review their wages.
These workers make clothes for global brands like Zara, H&M and Walmart, but earn some of the lowest wages in the industry.
Their current wage is about $100/mo.
The current minimum covers only about 41% of what workers actually need to afford basic necessities.
The workers in Bangladesh are striking for their wages to be doubled. But that would only cover 82% of their living expenses. That's not a living wage either!
@FranceskaMann @mitexleo and even then a lot of people in Bangladeshi society are calling their claims unjustified saying wanting this higher wage in such a competitive environment will result in businesses failing, as fast fashion manufacturing almost always goes to places where the lowest operating costs are (thus lowest wage). Its absolutely hopeless how low our people's hopes for their lives are in this country. They don't even expect what would be bare minimum in most regions.
Billionaire scum who profit off of the suffering of others never want to pay a living wage. But their claims are lies.