### [2023-11-11](/feed/2023/11/11/index.md)

##### Garment factories
# Around 150 garment factories in Ashulia and Gazipur, Bangladesh, close indefinitely after violent protests demanding higher minimum wages result in police filing charges against 11,000 workers and three more killed. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via France 24](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231111-150-bangladesh-garment-factories-shut-11-000-workers-charged)

### Changes:

1. About 150 garment factories in Ashulia and Gazipur, Bangladesh, close indefinitely after violent protests demanding higher minimum wages result in the police filing charges against 11,000 workers.  _2023-11-12 02:18:46 (First version)_
1. Around 150 garment factories in Ashulia and Gazipur, Bangladesh, close indefinitely after violent protests demanding higher minimum wages result in police filing charges against 11,000 workers and three more killed.  _(Current version)_

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