Bangladeshi workers have won a 77% increase in the minimum wage which will rise to 5,300 takas (£43) per month.
The increase comes after months of struggle following the Rana Plaza factory collapse in April, in which over 1,000 workers were killed. A 10-day wave of protests from 21 September saw tens of thousands of workers mobilise, demanding an even higher increase (8,114 takas, a 170% increase). Protests were continuing as recently as Thursday 14 November. Many protests had been met with police repression, including the use of tear-gas.
The Bangladeshi minimum wage is one of the lowest in the world, with factory owners representing a significant political bloc (with many sitting as MPs).