Bangladesh, Oct. 16 -- The government has asked garment manufacturers' and workers' organisations to nominate representatives for a proposed wage board to review wages in the country's garment sector amid renewed labour protests demanding a monthly minimum wage of Tk 30,000.

The Department of Labour (DoL), under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, has sent separate letters to the Bangladesh Employers' Federation and Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, asking each organisation to nominate three representatives and submit their details, including photographs and national identity cards. The Financial Express has obtained a copy of one letter.

When contacted, DoL Director General Abdus Samad Al Azad confirmed that the department had asked the org...