Bangladesh Garment Workers Escalated To Three Deaths

Bangladesh police said in December 12th. The People's Republic of Bangladesh Garment factory Worker Protests demanding wage increases evolved into violent protests against the clashes between workers and police. Dozens of people were injured and 3 were killed.

Tens of thousands clothing Factory workers took part in protests, and in the capital city of Dhaka and southeastern Chittagong, protests broke into riots. Police officer Reza Hassan said workers attacked factories and destroyed vehicles in the Chittagong export processing zone. Police fired tear gas bombs and rubber bullets. Hassan said a worker was killed in the conflict, but he did not explain why the workers died.

One day, a Korea Companies shut down more than 10 factories in Bangladesh, and the protests intensified.

Chittagong police officer Mai Sheba Heading said 3 people died in the clashes, one of whom was killed by a brick. He said 50 people were injured in the Chittagong export processing zone, and about 20 thousand workers attacked factories and a police station.

Some media reports said Bangladesh's clothing factories should raise workers' minimum wage at the latest last month, but some factories did not raise wages for workers despite government warnings. Garment workers began protests this month.