Etiket: wage
The municipality of Zaanstad pays part of the health insurance for minimum wage
The municipality of Zaanstad helps residents who have difficulty making ends meet. Part of their health insurance will now be paid by the municipality. This applies to residents on social…
Is the minimum wage lower at our neighbors than at ours? Omtzigt uses selective examples | Fact check
The minimum wage: should it or should it not be increased to keep life affordable for many people? In his campaign, Pieter Omtzigt regularly refers to a comparison with France…
Textile workers in Bangladesh reject new minimum wage
The protests and strikes in Bangladesh continue. Last week, the country’s government announced that the new minimum wage for textile workers would be 12,500 taka, but this does not meet…
Video: Wage protests in Bangladesh
From FashionUnited Is loading… Video Garment workers at the minimum wage protests in Bangladesh. Image: Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation (SGSF) This video from the French television channel France 24 shows…
What the new minimum wage means for textile workers in Bangladesh
On Tuesday, November 8, 2023, the government of Bangladesh announced the new minimum wage for clothing and textile workers: 12,500 taka (around 106 euros, 114 US dollars) from December instead…
Why Bangladesh’s minimum wage demand of 23,000 taka is justified
Bangladesh is in the headlines – discussions about the minimum wage have intensified and angry textile workers have been protesting on the country’s streets for two weeks. Two workers died.…
Wage inequality: This is the Gender Lifetime Earnings Gap
A study has highlighted the unequal pay between women and men. However, as is usually the case, gross hourly wages were not used as a measurement, but rather lifetime income.…
Substantial wage increases are putting pressure on profits of American car makers
After six weeks of strikes at various factories, major actions in the American car industry have finally come to an end. On Monday, General Motors (owner of Cadillac, among others)…
Two garment workers die in recent wage protests in Bangladesh
With a minimum wage of just US$75 (around 71 euros; 8,300 Bangladeshi taka) per month, Bangladesh is one of the lowest-wage countries in the garment industry, which produces ready-made garments…
Minimum wage and benefits in the Caribbean Netherlands will increase in 2024
The minimum wage in the Caribbean Netherlands will increase next year. Minister of Poverty Policy Carola Schouten (CU) announced this on Friday afternoon on Bonaire. Last week she made a…